Stone Age Fun: a proven way to learn

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Your child is reading now,

YEAH!!

Reading on their own, with little help from you, is a great start.

But we can still do more...

Why put your child through the work of sounding out each new word they come upon.  Sure, sounding out words is something you need to do in just about every subject, but some words, lets face it, they're sight words!  Why not give sight words a stack in the games?

You can find many lists online, but if you want to just go by list, I have made a list of the most common words:

Note, the words I have here are from kindergarten lists.  These are what students are learning in kindergarten, so do not stress on how difficult some are, whether they learn them or not they will be more than ready to start K. (whether you're doing it at home or public/private school)

Start with two or three words at  a time.  As they learn them, add a few more.  Throwing this many new cards will overwhelm your child.  Gradually introduce the words, and watch their little minds absorb!  I have started off with some easier ones first.  After they learn that list,  move on to the next list and gradually work in words from that list.  I have separated the lists into categories.  Once they are done with one list, move onto the next list.  Although  they are not separated so much by difficulty, I did try to include the easier ones first.  Just make sure to keep the easier words in the stack until you are sure they know the words. 
Review is the key here.

a   an   am   all   any   play   at  and   are   can   do   for   go  has   have   he   in   I   will   I  is   it  no   so  the   to  up  we  on   me   be   you  was   of    or   when    off   air  by   out  well   now   our  

 
 

here   there   their  like   look   my      said   see    with      she   that      yes  good   tall   her   they   want  must     into     what   went that   too   who   hour  could   would  call  small   should   found   new   say   way  eat  than  were  part   down   sound   which

little   under       saw   soon     this   ate        they   four   black   ride   there   brown   white   which   been   first    such   great   about   people   even   long   used   same  only   very   much      one  two  three over     old  young  girl   boy  add   food   

  


things   came   from   other   many   most   also   where   were   into   time     made   make   water   say   help   line   right   mean       small   large   went    try   kind   hand  
before   use  work   back  take   show   farm    house   point    still   learn     




through   because      year   came   know   another   around   work   back  take   place   sentence   think   follow   land   different   home   move   picture   again   change  away   animal  page   letter   mother   answer      study  America   world   high   every   near   between   own   below   country   school   father   keep  

 tree   never   start   city   earth   eye   light   thought   head   under   story   left   don't   few   while   along   might   close   something   seem   next   hard   open   example   begin   life   always   those   both   paper   together   group   often   important   until   children   side   feet   car   mile   night   walk   mile  night  

sea   began  grow   took   river   carry   state   once   book   hear   stop   without   second   miss   idea  enough   watch   far   Indian   above   girl   mountain   soon   song   leave   family   afternoon   pretty


Worried about math?
I wouldn't worry about writing problems out just yet, but reviewing story problems can be fun.  Just remember to keep reviewing the addition and subtraction facts in board games.   

Below is a textbook, available online, from the late 1800's.  It begins with story problems, and writing is not necessary.  These will give you ideas as well, story problems you can use while in line at the grocery store, or even on long car rides.
An example:
I have 2 cheeseburgers,  I eat one, how many are left?

Your child will not even know they are doing math!
It really is that easy.
https://archive.org/stream/raysnewprimarya00raygoog#page/n10/mode/2up

Start on lesson 7. 
Remember to move at your child's pace.  This book moves very quickly so there is no need to rush.  Do not worry about writing problems out just yet.

I will leave you with this.  Work on the story sight words and begin to work with the story problems for math.  The math can be used anywhere, which will make it fun.  An idea for sight words, and to incorporate spelling, is, "h-a-t, what word is that?"  It's a fun game, and they will learn to spell with out even knowing it!  Both are great for long car rides.

Happy Homeschooling!