sight words
quick trick: magnetic letters (how to use them with your kids!)
Holiday time is here, and things are sure to be nutty around our house–and everyone else’s–for the next few weeks. Although I know it’s going to be hard to sneak ...
new for us friday: magnetic poetry (and giveaway!)
I have been a huge fan of magnetic poetry, ever since my college pals and I had a set on the fridge of our off-campus house a lifetime ago. Our ...
new for us friday: springtime love notes
Now that spring is officially here, it’s time for new Springtime Lunchbox Love Notes! This New For Us Friday is super easy and very simple, but it’s something that both ...
new for us friday: er-u-di-tion (a sight words game!)
We’ve had this game for quite some time now, but it’s only in the recent few weeks that we’ve really explored how much fun Er-u-di-tion had to offer our little ...
a little more lunchbox love
I have to admit, I’m still not used to packing a lunch five days a week, and my planning isn’t always the best. Usually I’m scrambling in the morning like ...
read a word, build a snowman
We have had a ton of snow dropped on us in the last two days; clearly, my kiddos have snow on the brain. So I knew that if I wanted ...
sight word memory
Several times over the last few weeks, Maddy, Owen, and I have played Sight Word Memory. It’s an easy game, fun, and certainly worthwhile. And the cool thing about it ...
poem, poem, the cookie jar poem
For the last few days, Maddy has been bouncing around the house, reciting poems from her kindergarten class. Lately, she’s taken to “The Runaway Cookies” which is a seven-stanza poem ...
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 ...
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 ...
tutor me happy
Maddy has been really adamant about me “tutoring” her, so for the last few weeks, I’ve been trying to do a little more obvious–less sneaky–work with her every few nights. ...
