Happy Birthday America!

Happy Birthday America!

Happy Birthday America! Everyone likes a birthday party. Today is America’s birthday party. Let’s celebrate! Here are a few words from Charles Kuralt on the Declaration of Independence. This is the day we celebrate our independence from Great Britain This is the day we celebrate our uniting together to become a strong nation This is […]

Happy National Reading Month

Happy National Reading Month

Immerse your child in our exciting stories of fairies, goblins, and the classics, with inspirational characters that have inspired generations of children to become leading citizens in the world today. All found in audiobook (featuring actress Trista Shaye), paperback, and Kindle format. Reading takes your child to their ultimate destiny! Just read Share your love […]

Phonograms

Phonograms

Reading is looking at written symbols and getting meaning from them. A phonogram is a letter or group of letters that represent a sound. Here is a good website to reference phonograms. There are many methods to learn how to read. One method is using phonograms. Phonograms can make early reading and spelling much easier. […]

READING

READING

Reading for Success! Did you know? More than half of U.S. adults (54 percent) between 16- and 74-years of age lack proficiency in literacy (eighth-grade reading level) Reading inspires innovators and entrepreneurs Reading helps develop other skills Reading introduces you to other cultures and perspectives Reading improves your memory Reading skills distinguish between fact and […]

Read Across America Day

Read Across America Day

Let’s join together in celebrating Read Across America Day on March 2nd by READING! Why? Reading is for everyone! Take a picture of your child reading and post it to show their success! This year-round program which was launched in 1998 focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources […]

Power Outages Map

Power Outages Map

Power outages are not fun, but we can learn from them. Let’s have fun exploring a useful site called poweroutages.us. We can learn how to track where the outages are in each region of the country. You can develop reading, map and math charting skills by analyzing power outages. You will need paper, pencil, and […]

History in 3 Minutes Podcast

History in 3 Minutes Podcast

Hello everyone from ChristiansForever. Welcome back! Today, letā€™s take a look at the early European explorations in America. The rulers of Portugal, Spain, France, and England traded with Asia in the 1400ā€™s. Queen Isabella of Spain heard of an Italian mapmaker and explorer named Columbus. She commissioned him to look for a shorter water route […]

History in 3 Minutes Podcast

History in 3 Minutes Podcast

  Hello everyone from ChristiansForever. Welcome back. The topic today in U.S. History and Reading is “The Earliest Civilizations”. Today, lets look at some of the earliest people to arrive in America. The people that came here were probably nomads. They basically followed their source of food like the buffalo. The Olmec came here around […]

Paper Tigers

Paper Tigers

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers.” – Amelia Earhart You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life.Ā  The procedure, the process is its own reward. Write down the first step you need to […]