teaching kids to stand up for themselves It’s been a gorgeous fall week here, so one morning, Owen, Cora, and I spent a good while at the park with our buddies. Turns out …Read moreteaching kids to stand up for themselves
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
international literacy day: cora cooks pancit September 8th is International Literacy Day (hooray!), and although we’ve been busy re-arranging our house (believe it) …Read moreinternational literacy day: cora cooks pancit
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
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!
reading, learning, and dogs, dogs, dogs Ever since Brady boy entered our lives, things have been hectic, nuttier than ever, and dog-crazy. While Maddy, Owen, and …Read morereading, learning, and dogs, dogs, dogs
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
springtime love notes Now that spring is officially here, it’s time for new Springtime Lunchbox Love Notes! This New For Us Friday is super easy and very simple, …Read morespringtime love notes
know where the offenders and predators are: family watchdog If you have five minutes in the next day or two, I encourage you to check out this site, throw in your address, and really take a look at what you …Read moreknow where the offenders and predators are: family watchdog
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
birthday butterflies and hide-and-seek game We celebrated Cora’s big #3 in springtime style this past weekend, with butterflies, her favorite hide-and-seek game ever, and pink and purple …Read morebirthday butterflies and hide-and-seek game
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
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
president’s day coin polishing No, it’s not President’s Day. But we’re getting close. No, today was just another no-school snow day. And when I walked into …Read morepresident’s day coin polishing
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
stamping crazy–open grid games for literacy & math learning Lately the kids have been on a stamping craze. They’re stamp-happy, stampin’ nutty, and stopping everything to stamp up …Read morestamping crazy–open grid games for literacy & math learning
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!
a little more lunchbox love I have to admit, I’m still not used to packing a lunch five days a week, and my planning isn’t always the best. Usually I’m …Read morea little more lunchbox love