5 Easy Ways to Prevent Summer Slide

Summer slide is a term that refers to students who do not work on their educational skills over summer vacation. This can be detrimental to the student’s ability to retain the information they learned during the previous school year. Furthermore, by ignoring schoolwork, students will also begin the coming school year at a disadvantage as they…

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Fish Unit Study

a fishy tale

A Fishy Tale Unit Study Are you a parent or teacher looking to engage your child in fun learning activities? We have all been there, we get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. What if you could breathe new life into your family or classroom’s day? Here at Reading Escapades we have been…

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Vegetable Unit Study

Vegetables sample

Vegetable Unit Study Are you a parent or teacher looking to engage your child in fun learning activities? We have all been there, we get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. What if you could breathe new life into your family or classroom’s day? Here at Reading Escapades we have been educating students…

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Amelia Earhart Unit Study

Amelia Earhart Are you a parent or teacher looking to engage your child in fun learning activities? We have all been there, we get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. What if you could breathe new life into your family’s day? Here at Reading Escapades we have been homeschooling for eighteen years and…

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Memorial Day Thematic Unit

Get this unit lesson HERE. This unit is to honor and celebrate those who have given the ultimate sacrifice.  If you are a veteran or active member, we thank you for your service and honor those of your friends who are not here to read this.    We wanted to teach children about this most…

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Symphony of Fun Thematic Unit

Symphony of Fun Thematic Unit

New Featured Activity Packets! Are you a parent who desires to help your child learn while having fun yet it is sometimes difficult to engage your child in their lessons? We have all been there, we get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. What if you could breathe new life into your family’s…

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People in the Community Thematic Unit

Community Helpers

Are you a home school parent? Is it getting difficult to engage your child in their lessons? We have all been there, we get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. What if you could breathe new life into your family’s home school day? Here at Reading Escapades we have been homeschooling for eighteen…

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Star Wars and Space Thematic Unit

Star Wars and Space Thematic Unit

Star Wars lesson plans Are you a home school parent? Is it getting difficult to engage your child in their lessons? We have all been there, we get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. What if you could breathe new life into your family’s home school day? Here at Reading Escapades we have…

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Teens who like Shakespeare and Grammar?!? What is this nonsense?

Most people I know, besides a select few like me, think that grammar is stupid and boring to learn.  Especially teens and pre-teens.  This can certainly be a super dry and boring subject.  However, I have found a way to make even teenage boys enjoy it.  Ok – maybe not ENJOY it but don’t complain…

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