foundations
alphabet letter lids
I still keep lids. Actually, I keep lids, egg cartons, coffee containers, yogurt cups and probably too many other things that are cool to play with and easy to reinvent. ...
farm-full of rich vocabulary words
I always cringe when I hear parents talking in baby voices and using baby words when interacting with their not-so-babyish children. Or other people’s not-so-babyish children, especially once those kiddos ...
sorting sockies
Packing–even for a few fun nights away–sometimes completely exhausts me. Especially when I’m packing three little suitcases along with my own. So I put Owen and Cora to work last ...
s- blends bingo time!
Blends are so tough for some kiddos to grasp, and my intention for working on s-blends with Owen was not to frustrate him; rather, I hoped to help him with ...
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 ...
cora’s color game
During one of our first rainy-sick days last week, we all worked on making a color game for Cora. We had just re-discovered Owen’s Follow-the-Path Game for beginning sounds, so ...
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. ...
working on a happy face
Similar to when she worked towards creating the perfect cat, a few days ago, Maddy worked herself into a frustrated fit over her attempt at the perfect face. Again, to ...
high time for magazines!
Having had the opportunity to take part in the Highlights Magazine’s “State of the Kid” press conference yesterday, I was inspired to take our normal, everyday magazine reading a step ...
colors in a jar
It’s a rainbow of colors around here–between the end-of-summer flowers still desperately hanging on and the leaves beginning to change, it’s gorgeous. So I thought I’d put to use some ...
new for us friday–candy, colors, chopsticks
Today’s New For Us Friday involves three totally random but fun things: candy, colors, and chopsticks. It’s Friday. I couldn’t resist. Plus, I haven’t had Sour Patch Kids in years. ...
