time to rhyme–go fish! Lately all Maddy wants to do is read, read, read, which is fine with me. She’ll read to me, my husband, and she’ll read to Owen or …Read moretime to rhyme–go fish!
kissing reindeer hunt I’ve had several kind people email me asking what I meant on our Advent Activity Calendar by “Kissing Reindeer Hunt.” Hmmmmm, …Read morekissing reindeer hunt
leafy letter learning At a super-crazy sale at our craft store last week, I picked up a few packs of leaves–at literally a quarter a piece. I remembered reading about …Read moreleafy letter learning
cora’s color game: learn colors with a homemade 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 …Read morecora’s color game: learn colors with a homemade game
just owen and me, sorting s’s and t’s Owen and I did a simple sort today–another beginning sound sort that focused on s-, st-, and t-. He is used to doing sorts, but the way we did …Read morejust owen and me, sorting s’s and t’s
letter learning tic tac toe Lately, Owen has been having a difficult time with the ‘W’ and ‘N’ in his name. Sometimes upside down or with too many lines, …Read moreletter learning tic tac toe
backyard alphabet hunt I found these awesome rolls of paper a few weeks ago–cheap!–so I picked up a bunch, and I’m having a blast using them in fun ways …Read morebackyard alphabet hunt
rockin’ rhyme bingo Owen and I revisited Rhyme Bingo today, this time with Maddy, and it was a blast. We only played for a short while–about 15 or 20 minutes …Read morerockin’ rhyme bingo
picture and word sort Yesterday was a super-busy and a totally out-of-the-ordinary day for us. We spent the day at PBS Headquarters in Virginia (seriously!) with some …Read morepicture and word sort
colors with cora | using lids to sort and learn colors Colors are going to be my focus for little Cora for a bit so that she’s not calling everything under the sun “blue”. We actually had …Read morecolors with cora | using lids to sort and learn colors
just fishin’ for colors Today I realized that Cora’s been calling every color “blue” (I’m such a great mother. . .), so I moved into high “color …Read morejust fishin’ for colors
alphabet egg puzzles Today I brought out another awesome resource from Bear’s Words Their Way. . . (2004), but it can be replicated very easily in a number of ways. …Read morealphabet egg puzzles
a, 4, B, 1, Y, L, v: Sorting it ALL out! Today we all seemed to be cranky; poor sleeping, new teeth coming in, bellyaches, too little snow, wanting more Hershey’s Kisses–whatever …Read morea, 4, B, 1, Y, L, v: Sorting it ALL out!