concepts of print

quick & easy grid games: concepts of print

May 2, 2012

It’s been a busy few days for us, but we’re slowly getting back to the routine, and it (gulp!) feels pretty good. Though boy oh boy do we miss Disney. . . So this week, I pulled out Cora’s Kindergarten packet (wah!), looked through the ideas, and reminded myself that I really should do some [...]

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learning during read-alouds: non-fiction that WORKS

December 12, 2011

The first few times Owen had media at school this year, he came home with the most random books. His first book was an Arthur book that we already have here at home.  Then he came home with a non-fiction book about Chihuahuas. The next week, he picked yet another book that we have here [...]

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magazines rock: creative, crafty, sneaky-learning fun

December 4, 2011

We are huge magazine fans over here. We love finding them in the mailbox, reading them, playing detective with them, crafting with them, and learning with them.  When they arrive in the day’s mail, it’s like a getting a little gift, just for you.  And when we sit down to read a magazine, it never [...]

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learning during read-alouds: print referencing

October 3, 2011

Some days, it takes every ounce of energy in my being to keep my tired eyes open during the time I’m reading books with Maddy, Owen, and Cora. Some nights, book time is the very first time I sit–or lay–down, and I yawn like every five seconds. Some nights, I feel like I did waaaay [...]

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magazine hunt: reading and rockin’ it (& highlights giveaway!)

September 30, 2011

This New For Us Friday I’m sharing a new-for-Cora activity and a new-for-us event: the fab, super-fun magazine hunt and Highlight’s State of the Kid Survey, which involved a press event that Cora and I attended together in the city. With being in DC three times in four days last week, on top of playdates, [...]

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new for us friday: newmark learning early reading resources (and FOUR giveaways!)

September 9, 2011

Nearly every parent I know wants to do what he or she can to support early learning for their children. We all want to see our kids grow to enjoy reading, to master their math facts, to develop a love of learning, and to carry a natural curiosity about the world around them. But it’s [...]

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breakfast time reading: cereal boxes and more

July 21, 2011

It all started with Gorilla Munch, and it ended with a ton of reading about adopting gorillas, thanks to a box of cereal and three curious kids. Sure, we’re doing a lot of book reading this summer–in between swim and dive practices, trips to museums and splash parks, and just hanging out, doing nothing summertime-style. [...]

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pow! bam! wow! print referencing and onomatopoeia

March 28, 2011

I’ve said time and time again that read-alouds are an absolutely perfect time for sneaking in some learning with our kiddos, I believe there the sky’s the limit as far as what concepts, terms, and ideas we can teach our little ones during these times. My kiddos love to learn ‘big’ words, so when I [...]

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new for us friday: Tangled Tag Book and Explorer Game (& giveaways!)

February 19, 2011

Thank you to all who entered.  This giveaway closed 2/25/11; the winners were chosen via random.org and were notified.  Thank you!!   We are huge fans of the LeapFrog brand and products, and we’re big in love with Disney’s Tangled.   So when the two joined forces to create a LeapFrog Tangled Tag Reader book and [...]

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fun fall grid games = math and literacy learning!

September 28, 2010

We love grid games over here. It doesn’t matter what’s on the board, what we use to count spaces, or what we use as place holders; my kids will play grid games any day, any time. Don’t get me wrong–we don’t spend hours playing these games. They’re not all that exciting if you ask me, [...]

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rainy day, rainy games

May 17, 2010

Today, on this rainy, cool, gray Monday, we rocked it with an oldie but goodie:Sunny-Rainy Grid Games. Or Rainy-Sunny Grid Games, depending on how you’re feeling or the weather outside. We’ve played this game before, but not for a while, and last time we did, Maddy, Owen, and I played; today, Owen, Cora, and I [...]

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