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Jen Merckling

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Ready for Reading

After 14 years of homeschooling--I've tried a lot of curriculums! Discover my top 12 favorite homeschool curriculums--the ones I keep coming back to year after year!

Top 12 Favorite Homeschool Curriculums

After 17 years of homeschooling–I’ve tried a lot of curriculums!  Homeschoolers have so many great curriculum choices available…Which is awesome, BUT–it can be totally overwhelming!  Don’t let the multitude of homeschool curriculums scare you into analysis paralysis!  Here’s the thing–there is no one perfect curriculum!  We all have different needs and preferences.  However, I do…

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Letter A : Crafts & Activities

Let the games begin! My 5 year-old twins are just beginning to learn how to read!  They’re on step one: Learning the letters and corresponding sounds. We’re using my phonics curriculum: Ready for Reading (I created it especially for them and other homeschool families after years of teaching my other 4 children to read and…

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Filed Under: Early Learning, Homeschooling, Reading Tagged With: Affiliate, Apples, Crafts, Kindergarten, Letter A, Preschool, Ready for Reading

Do you want to teach reading at home? Discover Ready for Reading, a phonics curriculum designed for moms by a homeschool mom and teacher!

Teach Reading At Home With Ready for Reading!

Teaching my kids to read has been one of the most rewarding experiences of homeschooling (and my life)! There’s just nothing like hearing your sweet babies read their first words and watching them grow as readers! When I decided to homeschool 15 years ago, the very first thing I purchased was a phonics curriculum!  My…

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Filed Under: Curriculum, Early Learning, Elementary, Homeschooling, Reading Tagged With: How to Homeschool, Kindergarten, Phonics, Phonics Curriculum, Preschool, Ready for Reading, Teaching Reading

Homeschool Kindergarten Reading Curriculum

The Best Curriculum for Kindergarten

Kindergarten…so full of possibilities!  For many it’s the beginning of their “official,” journey into the world of homeschooling!  If that’s you–welcome!!  Along with all the excitement of starting something so monumental, comes a lot of pressure!  You are homeschooling because you feel it’s the best choice for your child and your family…You want to do…

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Teaching Phonics--Tips for choosing a curriculum that will teach your child to read with confidence!

Teaching Phonics–Choosing a Curriculum

I bought my first phonics curriculum 15 years ago–I think it was actually one of my very first homeschool purchases!  I firmly believe that reading and math are the most foundational academic subjects for young students (Pre-K through 3rd graders).  So I knew it was important to choose an excellent beginning phonics curriculum!  And there…

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Best Way to Teach Reading. My top 5 strategies for teaching a child to read.

Best Way to Teach Reading–My Top 5 Strategies

I’m about 14 years removed from those first major homeschooling fears…(I forget how much they once consumed me!) Will everyone think we’re weird? Will my kids be “socialized”? Is this a viable, sound educational option for our family? Am I about to ruin my kids? Am I crazy? So after jumping through those first mental…

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Filed Under: Curriculum, Early Learning, Elementary, Homeschooling, Reading Tagged With: Affiliate, Favorite Post, Homeschool, How to Teach Reading, Kindergarten, Learning to Read, Preschool, Ready for Reading, Saxon Phonics K, Teaching Reading

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Just some attributes at the heart of why many of us homeschool! 

We’re digging deep into all that this coming week over at the Life Skills Leadership Summit! I’d love for you to join us!! {Grab your free pass in my bio!}🎉 

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And the longer I homeschool (17 years now)--the more I am convinced that our kids create & experience meaningful learning through play! 🦄🤖🤴🦸‍♀️

❤️My 6 year old twins created this barn (and a set of paper dolls & horses)--complete with apples in a barrel, hay for the horses, and tiny carrots...I did nothing but provide the materials and the TIME to play!

It may not be Instagram or Pinterest “pretty”—but they were so engrossed and immersed in the process!!

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