This nice infographic shows how parents can help their children with spelling (Source).
Tag: children
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Find the alien
Today’s freebie contains 3 worksheets. Children have to find a given shape. They can color or circle the shape. These exercises train attention and visual perception – important skills for good reading, writing, and calculating.
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Robots – drawing and mirroring
Today’s freebie offers you various robots and a spacecraft. Children have to draw these into the grid, mirror them or make them smaller or bigger. Children are counting, comparing up and down and left and right. This trains attention, eye-hand-coordination and visual and spatial perception – important skills for reading, writing and calculating.
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Math Worksheet Wizard
Yesterday, we presented the Handwriting worksheet wizard, today we bring you the math worksheet wizard. These math wizards make arithmetic worksheets for your children. Rather than being level-specific, these are general math worksheets that can be used by any elementary school student. Just choose the settings that are appropriate for your child. Access the math worksheet wizard here. Again, this is a free resource for teachers and parents.
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Handwriting Worksheet Wizard
With the ESL Writing Wizard, you can easily make worksheets for handwriting practice. You can change the font (print or cursive), the size, and the line patterns. With a few clicks, you can create one-word worksheets or multi-word worksheets. The Writing Wizard is a free resource for teachers and homeschooling moms and dads. Access the ESL wizard here.
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News on dyslexia and dyscalculia
Now and then, we want to give you a survey of interesting articles gathered from the net on dyslexia and dyscalculia.
Spielberg on Dyslexia: “You are not alone.”
Despite being bullied in school, Steven Spielberg didn’t let dyslexia prevent him from becoming a Hollywood legend. Read his encouraging words for people with learning disabilities. READ ON
Busted: Five myths and truths about dyslexia
Think all dyslexics write their letter reversed? Or that they never learn to read, or have less than average intelligence? Wrong. Husband-and-wife-team Bennett and Sally Shaywitz are pediatric neurologists at Yale University who have dedicated their lives to understanding and advancing treatment for dyslexia. READ ON
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The Christmas match game
Today’s freebie contains a Christmas matching game. There are twice twenty cards which have to be matched. But take care and look carefully: The cards seem to be the same, but every card is different.
This trains visual and spatial perception – important skills for reading, writing, and calculating.
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Reading Gives You Superpowers!
Reading gives you superpowers! You don’t believe it? Watch this wonderful animation in which Dav Pilkey explains why!
Enjoy!
Your child still has difficulty reading? Try our Easy Reading Card!
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Counting with monsters
Many children with dyscalculia have difficulties with grasping amounts or with terms such as “less than…” or “more than…”. With today’s freebie, this can be practiced within the number range of 1 to 10. Children have to count and to compare monsters. However, according to the AFS method, you should not just practice calculating skills, but also sensory perception. Therefore, exercises for visual and spatial perception are included.
