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 …Read morequick trick: magnetic letters (how to use them with your kids!)
playing turkey feathers: matching beginning sounds Today I brought out one of my old Words Their Way favorites–Turkey Feathers. It’s a really simple game that I used with students to …Read moreplaying turkey feathers: matching beginning sounds
family paper roll dolls: a silly way to help teach emotions I’ve had a really difficult time with my sweet Cora lately, and I’m not sure how much longer we can chalk her hot-headedness up to a bad …Read morefamily paper roll dolls: a silly way to help teach emotions
our thankful tree: beautiful, simple for thanksgiving Maddy, Owen, and Cora have already started with a case of the ‘galloping greedy gimmies’ a la Berenstain Bears thanks to the 800 million …Read moreour thankful tree: beautiful, simple for thanksgiving
clothespin number and letter match-up game Always on the hunt for cool ways of sneaking in a little bit of learning for my kiddos, early this summer I found these cool Clothespin …Read moreclothespin number and letter match-up game
lowercase letter hunt and sort Our first super crazy fall week has hit us. Hard. With double Back-to-School Nights, double tutoring, and meetings, on top of a mid-week …Read morelowercase letter hunt and sort
abc cards and clothespin match Being able to simply recognize and name the letters of the alphabet is not the key to absolute reading success. However, research has proven that …Read moreabc cards and clothespin match
abc hide-and-seek 2.0 September is a month of celebrations! A new school year! Two sweet cousins’ birthdays! And finally, after 41 weeks (and a day or …Read moreabc hide-and-seek 2.0
making learning fun in the candy aisle So today we rocked it with a long morning bike ride, an even longer visit to the park, and a few errands to fill our fridge after a crazy-fun, …Read moremaking learning fun in the candy aisle
a math-mindful summer — everyday math activities Today when we were doing some after-breakfast reading, something funny happened. Owen showed me clear as day just how differently our brains are …Read morea math-mindful summer — everyday math activities
our everyday name books Books, books, books! We’re making books, reading books, and talking about books over here–between trips to the pool and bike rides, …Read moreour everyday name books
quick trick: names, names, everywhere, names! This Quick Trick is super easy but has big pay-offs. As one of the most important gifts we give to our children, names carry serious weight. Little …Read morequick trick: names, names, everywhere, names!
just a little back yard rainbow hunt Just a big pile of leaves, flower petals, and weeds? Nope. Rainbow hunt? Yes! Yep–right in our back yard, where we’ve already hunted …Read morejust a little back yard rainbow hunt
early literacy and math grid games: rainy day Today, on this rainy, cool, gray Monday, we rocked it with an oldie but goodie:Sunny-Rainy Grid Games. Or Rainy-Sunny Grid Games, depending on how …Read moreearly literacy and math grid games: rainy day
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 …Read morealphabet letter lids
abc exercise cards. . . hooray! Thank you, ABC Exercise Cards, for giving us a fun and burn-some-steam kind of activity this afternoon! After a rainy weekend and another …Read moreabc exercise cards. . . hooray!
getting a little sneaky with literacy Too many times, parents think that in order to support their children’s developing literacy skills, they have to sit down with a book on their …Read moregetting a little sneaky with literacy
help with letters b and d As I’ve said very recently, letter reversals are quite normal for emerging readers and writers. But there’s …Read morehelp with letters b and d
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 …Read morehide-and-seek: abc style
easy stained glass heart craft Valentine’s Day is almost here! You better believe that our house has been heart-happy and all fancied-up in pink and red since last …Read moreeasy stained glass heart craft