If you are looking for an inexpensive way to teach your fourth grader how to spell, you may want to check out the 4th grade spelling lists here. In addition to the 30 spelling units, there are also hangman and abc order games to practice each lesson.
A package of wooden clothespins can go a long way in teaching beginning reading skills, word skills and phonemic awareness! First, write a letter of the alphabet on each of the clothespins from A to Z. Then hang a line of string along a wall or even outside between trees. Next have your child put them in alphabetical order! You can even start with just a few letters at a time. Another idea is to use the clothespins to make words (like 3 or 4 letter short and long vowel words). You can also write each of the letters on some tag board and have your child match them up. There are endless ways to use clothespins as learning tools! What other ideas can you think of?
Here is a fun way to practice sight words or spelling words with your homeschooler. Simply print out this form. I laminated the sheet so that it could be reused over and over again. You could also place it in a page protector. Then have your child pick one of the words from the pile to place in the word box. Then have your child build the word using magnetic letters. Finally have your child write the word.using a thin dry erase marker.
If your kiddo is working on learning his or her sight words, you may want to make a sight word ring for them to practice whenever they have a free moment (in the car, waiting in line, at the doctor's office, etc.). Simply print out one of these lists on card stock and laminate for durability. Punch hole at the top of each one and place on a binder ring.
If you have a beginning reader in your house you will definitely want to check out this free printable phonics packet. It is 43 pages long and is packed with tons of fun phonics activities including:
* letter recognition
*beginning letter sounds
* read aloud poetry
* letter sorting
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