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Poetry in Motion

Ask your carschoolers to pick one word from a billboard or road sign. Then tell them to try to find all the words that sound alike or that rhyme.

For example, let’s say they pick the word “free” from a billboard. Now think of all the words that rhyme, such as “tree,” “bee,” […]

Break It Down

Use words on road signs and billboards to help your carschoolers learn to identify words with certain letter blends, suffixes, or prefixes. Tell them to find all the words that begin with the letter blend th, or all the words with the prefix pro, or all the words with the suffix –ing.

Here are some […]

Spelling–Carschooling Style!

One carschooling mom said that her children were more receptive to learning spelling words when the words on their spelling list had a single theme. For example, here is a list of words that describe parts of cars and things used in cars. Use them for spelling words or try to make a complete sentence […]