Blog Archives
magic triangles: hands-on math game
It’s been crazy busy over here for the past few days, with visiting family in the Keystone State, attending BlogHer in NYC, and then spending some more time with family. ...
quick trick: mind-blowing math tricks
It’s no secret that I am not a math person. And it’s really no secret that my kids’ math skills will soon (hopefully!) surpass my own. I cried my way ...
words 3 ways: learning sight words for kindergarten
Cora is totally into learning how to read, so I am seriously running with it. She wants to practice the sight words that were included in her kindergarten packet. She ...
mastering multiplication tables (with mini flash cards)
Learning math facts has been a long, hard road for Maddy. It’s actually very often a long, hard road for many kids–including myself–way back when. I remember hours of practicing ...
number hunt 2.0: hide, seek, and name numbers!
My sweet Cora has had some trouble with identifying numbers–especially those tricky teens. So I pulled out one of Maddy and Owen’s faves from a few years back, printed out ...
favorite things book: an easy, little book of all things happy
It has been tough go for us over here for the last few weeks. Maddy, Owen, Cora, Brady–everyone–has unfortunately felt the ‘funk’ that I conveyed throughout the last weeks, especially ...
learning with pet poetry (& fun giveaway!)
We love our pooch, we really do. Sure, sometimes I say things to him that I wish I didn’t. No, Maddy, I promise we’ll never give Brady away, I promise. ...
practicing math facts with crazy, mixed-up dice: math games for kids
Somehow we have ended up with a ton of wild and crazy dice in our house. Some are huge. Some are teeny. Some are old; some are brand, spankin’ new. ...
how to teach kids where in the world they live
For a long time now, I’ve realized that Maddy, Owen, and Cora have no idea where they live. Sure, they get that they live in Maryland and their Nanny and ...
learning during read-alouds: 5 things never to say to emerging readers
Sometimes it’s very easy for teachers and parents to feel impatient with emerging readers. It’s hard to listen to kids sound out every word on a page and get through ...
wiggly words: wild, crazy practice with spelling and sight words
We’re always trying to mix things up over here–get a little crazy, even–when it comes to playing with those spelling and sight words. So before Maddy’s long i spelling test ...
