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Originally Posted by sbgrace  |
Yes, MEP is excellent.
Have you read The 3Rs by Ruth Beechick? It has many wonderful free and effective ways to teach young children (K-3). You might want to check if your library has a copy.
For phonics, check out starfall (of course), but also
Progressive Phonics.
If you like the idea of FIAR, you might love lapbooking.
Homeschool Share has many, many totally free lapbooks to check out. Very cool site.
FIAR is a neat program, but before you invest in it, test drive some of the books with your DC. I was so excited to do it, but my kids didn't click with the book choices, so it was all pretty much a waste
You can do FIAR style studies with books you choose from the library. Pretty much it goes like this:
Language Arts: discuss the book's specific genre (animal fable, fairy tale, true story, etc.), make note of a literary term or literary device,
Math: find something to count (seriously, that's mostly what they do for math)
Social Studies: discuss the relationships between the characters (family structure, conflict, any social issues raised, etc.) and/or whatever history topics are pertinent (esp. true if the story takes place in the distant past).
Science: try to find a science tie-in (e.g if your book has a scene where a character travels by train, discuss that. If the weather plays a role in the story, discuss that. )
Art: This is where FIAR excels in their guide, IMO. Discuss the book's illustrations - media used as well as style. Also, if the illustrator is particular well-known, learn a little bit more about him/her. Have your child make a picture in the style of the book's illustrations.
If you want to start handwriting practice with worksheets, you can make your own free worksheets at
Zaner-Bloser fonts.
I know I'm forgetting some other resources... I'll add them later if I can think of them.
