alphabet

hide-and-seek: abc style
February 17, 2010 10 comments

hide-and-seek: abc style

Today was my first day back to reality after our incredible trip to Disney, our escape from two more feet of snow, and a fantastic conference (which I’ll share about ...

paint bag writing
November 17, 2009 7 comments

paint bag writing

Today, Owen and I took a teeny bit of time before his rest to do some Paint Bag writing. It was such a beautiful day, and he played so hard ...

leafy letter learning
November 5, 2009 9 comments

leafy letter learning

At a super-crazy sale at our craft store last week, I picked up a few packs of leaves–at literally a quarter a piece. I remembered reading about this cute idea ...

wiggly words
November 4, 2009 7 comments

wiggly words

Maddy’s Kindergarten teacher is–in my humble opinion–the best of the best. My dream has come true: Maddy landed a super teacher with whom she has already fallen in love. A ...

shore fun
August 8, 2009 7 comments

shore fun

Today, we’re heading home from the Outer Banks–a vacation we’ve been looking forward to for weeks but one that comes with a 6+ hour car ride journey. After my last ...

we've got an alphabet here. . .
August 7, 2009 5 comments

we’ve got an alphabet here. . .

My friend, Allie’s blog, No Time For Flashcards, totally rocks. One of the goals of her site is to share the information she has acquired from working with preschoolers and ...

sticky finger writing
July 7, 2009 11 comments

sticky finger writing

There are a million, trillion cool ways of getting little ones to practice letter writing and to commit sight words to memory. It’s so awesome that I’m able to use ...

backyard alphabet hunt
June 8, 2009 8 comments

backyard alphabet hunt

I found these awesome rolls of paper a few weeks ago–cheap!–so I picked up a bunch, and I’m having a blast using them in fun ways with Maddy, Owen, and ...

alphabet spin, round two
May 4, 2009 1 comment

alphabet spin, round two

We are back in the game again after a busy week preparing for our fundraiser, so today, before rest time, we played Alphabet Spin II. Much like our friend, Alphabet ...

road trip full o' fun
March 20, 2009 3 comments

road trip full o’ fun

I traveled yesterday, so I needed some big-time engaging activities for Maddy, Owen, and Cora while I drove. We (gulp!) don’t have a DVD player in our van, so I ...

alphabet spin
March 20, 2009 1 comment

alphabet spin

We had rain, rain, rain once again, which will hopefully mean that the flowers will be more beautiful than ever here in Maryland. Maybe? I can hardly wait for some ...