writing
free fence writing
Today we used the bright afternoon to our advantage and did some fence writing and drawing. Fence writing? Yep. Free-bird, outside, sun shining, wind blowing, bugs biting, markers marking, little ...
preparing for kindergarten–the last week
Many of my good pals and awesome readers have emailed me asking what exactly I’m doing to prepare Maddy for Kindergarten. I think it’s a really good question. Most of ...
beach learning
We’ve been home from the beach for a week now, and as I was cleaning up stamps, markers, and stickers this past week, my heart ached for the easy, sandy ...
successful super summer swap
Literally, the minute Maddy and Owen woke up after returning from the OBX, they first ran to check on Golden and Guinea, and then they hit the dining room to ...
penpal package send-off
Today we wrapped up what was supposed to be a month’s worth of work but what we actually shoved into four days. Nice. Maddy, Owen, and Cora finished their pen-pal ...
keep out! door signs
I think the post a few days ago about my attempt to provide authentic writing and reading experiences for my kiddos went a little too far the other day. Maybe ...
letter writing–and ownin’ it
Late last week, Maddy received a letter in the mail from one of her pre-K friends. She was elated, but Owen was a crying mess because he wanted a letter ...
poem reading, rhyme writing
Today we did some of Maddy’s “Kindergarten Work” from her summertime calendar. Lucky for us, we were able to use some of our most favorite books in the house: Poem ...
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 ...
super summer swap
Calling all moms (and dads) withlittle kids at home this summer!!(That would be almost everyone I know. . . ) Looking for a fun and worthwhile activity for your children? ...
traveling writing centers
Since last fall, I’ve had little writing centers in both Maddy and Owen’s bedrooms, and I’ve really been surprised at how well they’ve worked out. It is rare if either ...
