by Angie Shiflett
Many homeschooling families face the challenge of teaching their child to read. While this is a very exciting time in both the life of the child and the parent, it can present some obstacles. If you are reading this article, you have probably already passed the stage of teaching your child the alphabet and how to recognize letters. Chances are, your child can even write a few letters – possibly even their name. Now, it is time to move on to the ever-popular sight words. You will learn important information regarding these words, and how to implement exciting games when teaching sight words. Whether or not you are a homeschool parent these games can be a great way to help your child learn to read.
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There are many Thanksgiving activities for homeschool children to take part in. One of the best ways to educate your homeschooler is to incorporate activities like arts, crafts, games, and more into your core curriculum. Not only do children develop an understanding of the holiday on the whole, but they also gain an appreciation of the holiday, and the traditions that take place on this day. In this helpful guide, you will be introduced to some Thanksgiving activities for homeschoolers that you and your family may like to engage in this year.
Show and Tell Thanksgiving Book Reports
There are many different books available at your local bookstore, library, and even online that incorporate the Thanksgiving holiday into them. You could encourage your child or children to create a “Show and Tell Book Report”. Now, this works a bit differently than your basic book report in that instead of writing about it and then reading the report or turning it in to you, they will act out the plot of the story. In a way, they are creating their own Thanksgiving play based on the story that they have read. They can act as the character, or they can make hand puppets, or finger puppets to tell the story! If you are interested in Thanksgiving books for kids, you may consider the following:
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