Looking for professional, high-quality educational downloads? As a veteran homeschool mom with over 23 years of homeschooling experience, teaching my daughters from-preschool-to-high school graduate, and as a qualified school teacher with 10 years teaching experience specializing in remedial education & Art, my education downloads will thoroughly equip you and provide exceptional content for you and your children.
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Handwriting Tips Booklet (USD $20 / ZAR 200) This 20-page E-book is packed with practical tips and activities to teach children to write and covers all developmental stages; pre, early and basic writing skills. It includes helpful activities and fun pre-writing games to build up your child’s gross motor strength, develop fine motor control and develop their spatial awareness. Important guidelines to promote correct posture and pencil grip for maximum control and minimum stress while learning to write. My print and cursive handwriting charts and arrow chart are included. I recommend you also purchase the step-by-step guides below for specific guidelines to teach print and cursive.
Teaching Print step-by-step (USD $15 / ZAR 150) A 16-page booklet offers practical advice, clear examples and step-by-step instructions and descriptions on how and where to place letters and how to form each print letter. This download includes separate lower-case and upper-case and number charts with coloured numbers and arrows for guidance. With these charts laminated and this booklet, you have an excellent handwriting course! Great for new homeschoolers!
Teaching Cursive step-by-step (USD $15 / ZAR 150) A comprehensive 17-page booklet with practical advice, clear examples, step-by-step descriptions on line placement, how to start, form and end cursive letters. There are a variety of full-page handwriting charts with “cats” or “Lollipop” hints, guide-lines and coloured starting and end-points. This download also includes how to join cursive upper-case and lower-case letters with practice pages. Simply laminate the cursive charts included in the download and within weeks your child will be able to do full copywork, practicing their cursive handwriting in a meaningful way! You can read all the details & see examples here.
Khoikhoi House & Village (USD $12 / ZAR 120) This 6-page download of a 3D model of the traditional Khoikhoi grass mat covered hut and village background includes both black & white outline illustrations (for your children to colour-in) as well as coloured-in versions. The background page is a 1-page triorama that forms a triangle/ pyramid-shaped folded page. The illustrations include clear assembly instructions, traditional cultural details, some basic historical background information, as well as Internet references. You can obtain a free blank Triorama template and see more detailed photos of this download in this post.
San Bushman House & Village (USD $12 / ZAR 120) This 6-page download of a 3D model of a San Bushmen grass hut and traditional Kalahari Desert camp background includes both black & white outline illustrations (for your children to colour-in) as well as coloured-in versions. The background page is a 1-page triorama that forms a triangle/ pyramid-shaped folded page. The illustrations include clear assembly instructions, traditional cultural details, some basic historical background information, as well as Internet references. You can obtain a free blank Triorama template and see more detailed photos of this download in this post.
Voortrekker Ox Wagon (USD $12 / ZAR 120) 3D paper model featuring the Voortrekkers, Dutch-speaking colonists who lived under the British-run Cape colony of southern Africa and who migrated away from the British colony in large groups from 1836 in a movement called The Great Trek. This download includes a Voortrekker family, ox wagon, a team of yoked oxen and Africans with a mountain pass background triorama, both in black & white outlines as well as coloured illustrations. The download includes clear assembly instructions, historical background information, as well as Internet references. Younger children may require help with some of the assembly. You can read more in the original post.
Xhosa House & Village (USD $12 / ZAR 120) This 6-page download of a 3D model of a Xhosa house and traditional Xhosa village includes both black & white outline illustrations (for your children to colour-in) as well as coloured-in versions. The village background page is a 1-page triorama that forms a triangle/ pyramid-shaped folded page. The illustrations include clear assembly instructions, traditional cultural details, some basic historical background information, as well as Internet references. You can obtain a free blank Triorama template and see more detailed photos of this download in this post.
Zulu House & Village (USD $12 / ZAR 120) This 6-page download of a 3D model of a Zulu house and traditional Zulu village includes both black & white outline illustrations (for your children to colour-in) as well as coloured-in versions. The village background page is a 1-page Triorama that forms a triangle/ pyramid-shaped folded page. The illustrations include clear assembly instructions, traditional cultural details, some basic historical background information, as well as Internet references. You can obtain a free blank Triorama template and see more detailed photos of this download in this post.
“Alfabet Pret!“ Afrikaanse Fonetiese Alfabetkarte (USD $20 / ZAR 200) These Afrikaans phonics cards have been designed with the correct Afrikaans phonetic picture clues inside each letter shape. These picture clues help your child recognize the phonetic sound of each letter and this helps him/her to learn to read easily. Included in this Afrikaans download are detailed instructions including fun activities and games that your child can use to learn to recognize their letter sounds and then use to start to build words. You can read all the details & see examples in this post. (Afrikaans is an official language spoken by South Africans.)
Sight Words (USD $20 / ZAR 200) This 30-page download includes how to teach lessons with detailed examples, loads of creative spelling games, spelling ideas with unique fun activities, complete sets of Dolch sight word lists with flashcards & words in sentences, Fry’s 100 Sight Words lists, 100 Frequently used sight word lists, templates for games and activities such as Bingo, Spelling Activities Dice, Games board and posters. Click the original post to see examples & images.
“I have been working with Nadene’s Sight Word package for about 6 months. The sight words download is well thought through, the information is excellent, and well written. I was impressed as I didn’t expect to get so much information for the amount that it is sold for. I use the games every time we do sight words which is nearly every week day and my daughter loves the variety of activities.”
a review from @Vanessa Snyman
Narrations Ideas Booklet (USD $25 / ZAR 250) packed with over 100 narration ideas for every age and learning style which encourage dynamic and varied narrations. This booklet offers a list of 100+ creative options, alternative suggestions, tips, outlines and templates. (Click the original post for a free sample and to see some examples.)
Special offer Smash This Nature Journal ~ Buy all 3 and get one FREE!
Smash This Nature Journal #1 (USD $15 / ZAR 150) an 18-page download of fun, outdoor nature journal prompts. See the original post here for some previews.
Smash This Nature Journal #2 (USD $15 / ZAR 150) a 22-page download of fun, outdoor nature journal prompts. See the original post here for some previews.
Smash This Nature Journal #3 (USD $15 / ZAR 150) Get this one FREE if you buy all 3! an 18-page download of fun, outdoor nature journal prompts. See the original post here for a free sample.
“Both my boys enjoyed doing the really smashing activities and some activities really helped them to think outside the box! A cool idea for younger kids to explore nature and art!”
a review from Willemien Kruger
Current Affairs (USD $15 / ZAR 150) This download includes world maps, political maps for each continent with all the countries identified, thumbnail-sized flags for every country, symbols for natural and man-made disasters to use on your maps, colour-codes to highlight different events on the calendar, blank calendar pages to use to record significant events each month. Click the original post to see example images.
South African Artists Art Appreciation (USD $15 / ZAR 150) features 18 notable South African artists from the 19th century to modern contemporary artists and includes detailed biographies, Internet links and at least 4 examples of each artist’s works, as well as a blank biography page for narrations and notes. View the original post for a free sample and to see more details.
Blessings, Nadene
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I have been working with Nadene’s sight word pdf for about 6 months. The sight words pdf was well thought through, the information was excellent, and well written. I was impressed as I didn’t expect to get so much information for the amount that it is sold for. I use the games everytime we do sight words which is nearly every week day and my daughter loves the variety.
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@Vanessa Snyman, Thank you so much for sharing your positive and detailed feedback on my Sight Words package! I am delighted that it brings such joy and fun to both you and Emma as she learns! Blessings and warm hugs, Nadene
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Thank you so much for these resources. It will help a lot.
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I so appreciate your support, thank you @Chantelle Sneygans
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