nursery rhymes old and new: listening, learning and comparing
We’re on a crazy nursery rhyme kick over here.
But instead of sticking to our more modern nursery rhyme poems and calling it a day, we branched …
rhyming
make time to rhyme: rhyme games for bigger kids
We’ve talked about the importance of rhyme many times in the past, but I feel like as Maddy and Owen have gotten older, I’ve really …
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 …
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 …
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 …
poem, poem, the cookie jar poem
For the last few days, Maddy has been bouncing around the house, reciting poems from her kindergarten class.
Lately, she’s taken to “The …
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 …
rhyming and sorting, sorting and rhyming
Owen and I had a tiny bit of quiet time together yesterday while Cora was napping and Maddy had lunch at preschool, so he and I read, played cars, and …
bagels, yum! rhymes with . . . thumb?
One thing I’ve found out this year, ever since I’ve been on the board of my local moms’ group, is that there’s never any harm …