alphabingo: playing with lowercase letters
An oldie but goodie, we brought out Alphabingo before rest time on Monday, before I was hit hard with what seems like the flu and before our lives got …
early literacy
new for us friday: leapster explorer camera and video recorder
It’s late, I know, for anymore holiday recommendations, but this one is totally worth mentioning.
This New For Us Friday has blown our family …
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 next few …
just 1 book: author guest post–tara mcclintick (and book giveaway)
I’m so excited to share an especially interesting just 1 book guest post by a fellow educator and author, Tara McClintick. Tara shares the …
new for us friday: magnetic poetry (and giveaway!)
I have been a huge fan of magnetic poetry, ever since my college pals and I had a set on the fridge of our off-campus house a lifetime ago. Our poetry …
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 Number …
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 trip to …
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 when …
digraphs and blends: search, find, and rhyme game
It’s no secret that digraphs and blends are tough for some kiddos to enunciate and hear. These tricky, unique sounds are difficult for little …
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 two!), our …
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, that …
new for us friday: leapster explorer (and giveaway!)
I am always on the hunt for worthwhile, well-made educational products to use with Maddy, Owen, and Cora. It’s sometimes hard to sort them all …
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 …
new for us friday: first vlog! (and flip minoHD giveaway)
I’ve thought about doing this for ages, and now I finally have a reason.
This New For Us Friday marks a very new–and very scary first for …
sky writing
Sometimes, you need nothing but your fingers and the sky to practice writing.
Today, during a way-too-hot lunch out on the porch, Owen, Cora, and I …
take time to rhyme–4 fun ways to play with rhymes
Repost from an article I wrote for ABC & 123, on 5/03/10:
Whether you’re taking your kids to preschool, enjoying a walk, or just lazying …
labeling and learning, learning and labeling
For our making our rainy weekend a lot more bright, I’m extending big thanks to my awesome Aunt Pat. She’s a former Head Start and Pre-K …
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, but …
new for us friday: er-u-di-tion (a sight words game!)
We’ve had this game for quite some time now, but it’s only in the recent few weeks that we’ve really explored how much fun …
family name letter connect
Today before rest time, we took some time to play with Wikki Stix and to play with names–the names of people in our family.
It was a rainy, gray …