foundations
quick trick: focus on free play
This little Quick Trick isn’t as much a trick as it is a reminder–for parents, caregivers, teachers. . . for my husband and me. Though I have always known and ...
best of teach mama countdown: #2 — spelling words
Yay! We’re getting down to the wire with this teach mama top 10 all-time best countdown! This post is one that I have shared probably more than times than any ...
best of teach mama countdown: #5 — letters b and d
I love it when I find a resource that really, truly helps my kids. And PBS has provided me with so many ways to support my children’s learning, in their ...
best of teach mama countdown: #6 — learning with recyclables
One of these days I’m going to share where and how we store the recyclables that we manage to save from the big blue bin over here. But until then, ...
magazine activities: creative, crafty, sneaky-learning fun
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 ...
build your own bingo games: uppercase and lowercase letter match
Cora and I have been rockin’ the bingo games lately, with a new spin on bingo games that she really seems to love. And I’m sure the Smartie bingo markers ...
new for us friday: LeapFrog Peek-A-Shoe Octopus (& giveaway!)
As much as I have had a ton of success with LeapFrog products and love nearly everything LeapFrog, I knew that I needed to outsource a bit when it came ...
partners: ‘we teach’ and melissa & doug (and the north ‘poll’ news!)
I’m thrilled to announce that as of last month, the we teach forum has partnered with the amazing Melissa & Doug! What this means is that members of our forum ...
new for us friday: LeapFrog Story Time Pad (& giveaway!)
This New For Us Friday, I’m totally excited about a new product from LeapFrog designed especially with younger kiddos in mind. And I’m not at all surprised that though I ...
candy experiments: playing with color
It’s been a busy few weeks for us, between school, sports, Blogalicious, Halloween, and my parents coming down to spend time with the kids while I attended the NAEYC conference ...
how to use halloween candy for (sneaky) fun learning
There may only be a few more days left until our Jack-O-Lanterns turn into lunch for the squirrels (if they haven’t already!), but the candy that my kids have collected ...
