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Teaching a kiddo to read is one of the sweetest parts of homeschooling, and one of the hardest! These are the reading, spelling and handwriting tools we’ve used with our crew, plus the iPad setup our kids use for their reading app.
Hooked on Phonics app
Hooked on Phonics app: It’s the app we use to teach our kids to read. It’s on the kids’ iPads, and it really makes learning a lot more fun. My first child really hated learning to read, and the way Hooked on Phonics works through it just makes so much sense. It’s easy for the child and celebrates their wins along the way. The link gets you your first month for $1.
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Hooked on Math app
Hooked on Math app: This is the math app from Hooked on Phonics, and I showed you inside it in this video. The link gets you your first month for $1, practice packs included.
Find it in: NEW Math App for Kids from Hooked on Phonics! App for Practicing Math
The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts (Level 1)
The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts (Level 1): This is the Level 1 language arts set from my 1st grade picks for 2022-2023.
Find it in: 1ST GRADE HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM PICKS 2022-2023 | Language Arts, Math, Science, Bible
The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts (Level 3)
The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts (Level 3): This is what we’re using for English in 3rd grade. We used The Good and the Beautiful in my oldest’s first grade year and moved away from it because it felt like too much to cover, so this is us giving it another go.
Find it in: 3RD GRADE HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM PICKS 2022-2023 | Language Arts, Math, Science, History
The Good and the Beautiful Handwriting
The Good and the Beautiful Handwriting: I picked up the Level 1 handwriting practice book, and my oldest is using it too. We really slacked on handwriting practice this year, and they could use a lot more practice to pretty it up.
Find it in: 1ST GRADE HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM PICKS 2022-2023 | Language Arts, Math, Science, Bible, 3RD GRADE HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM PICKS 2022-2023 | Language Arts, Math, Science, History, 5TH GRADE HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM PICKS 2022-2023 | Language Arts, Math, Science, History
Sequential Spelling
Sequential Spelling: This was brand new to us for 5th grade, after I saw another YouTuber review it. It uses word families, which I really prefer, and it’s set up for a four-day school week.
Find it in: 5TH GRADE HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM PICKS 2022-2023 | Language Arts, Math, Science, History
iPad (what our kids use for the reading app)
iPad (what our kids use for the reading app): We put the Hooked on Phonics app on the kids’ iPads. This is the iPad I linked in my review.
Find it in: HOOKED ON PHONICS REVIEW | BEST APP for Learning to Read | EASY WAY TO TEACH READING
Kid-friendly iPad case
Kid-friendly iPad case: This is the kid-friendly case I linked to go with the kids’ iPads in my Hooked on Phonics review.
Find it in: HOOKED ON PHONICS REVIEW | BEST APP for Learning to Read | EASY WAY TO TEACH READING
iPad screen protector
iPad screen protector: And here’s the screen protector I linked alongside it, because little hands.
Find it in: HOOKED ON PHONICS REVIEW | BEST APP for Learning to Read | EASY WAY TO TEACH READING
Happy reading, friends! Let me know in the comments what’s worked for your early readers.