Month: September 2014

8 Things You Can Do Today That Your Children Will Cherish for the Rest of Their Lives

8 Things You Can Do Today That Your Children Will Cherish for the Rest of Their Lives

This past week, we’ve had the joy of having very few activities on our family calendar.  As such, we’ve been able to finish school and chores rather quickly so as to have more time for what I like to call “family development.”  You know, the stuff that really builds a family unit–like biking to the park together,…

How We Use Phonics Pathways to Teach Reading and Spelling

How We Use Phonics Pathways to Teach Reading and Spelling

A Little Background Last year we began using Phonics Pathways by Dolores G. Hiskes to teach Peanut how to read since Cathy Duffy’s review spoke so highly of the program, especially for someone wanting a complete phonics program on a budget.  However, it quickly became apparent that Phonics Pathways was NOT a good fit for her at the…