a game for practicing spelling, sight words, or letters: WORDO! With the end of the school year quickly approaching, we’re all getting antsy for summer. So I’ve had to be super crafty during our work …Read morea game for practicing spelling, sight words, or letters: WORDO!
how kids can–and should–help with gardening It’s been a different kind of weekend over here; our littlest one has been under the weather for the greater part of the last four days, and the …Read morehow kids can–and should–help with gardening
playing with numbers: counting, matching, spelling, and more! My Owen has been enamored with numbers from the time he was teeny. He’s got a brain for numbers, he’s got a thing number puzzles, and …Read moreplaying with numbers: counting, matching, spelling, and more!
how to have a royal wedding party (with kids!) This New For Us Friday trumps all–and why wouldn’t it? It’s our first ROYAL WEDDING PARTY! I’d be lying if I said we …Read morehow to have a royal wedding party (with kids!)
sight word games to prepare for kindergarten: go fish! Owen has been really interested in reading lately, so I’m trying to roll with it without pushing him or having him lose interest–so games …Read moresight word games to prepare for kindergarten: go fish!
homemade st. patrick’s day shamrocks These St. Patty’s Day ‘stained glass’ shamrocks are lucky-for-us because we’re the lucky …Read morehomemade st. patrick’s day shamrocks
letter and word learning: cora’s word search puzzles One more way we’re making Maddy’s homework time work for everyone is with Word Searches. You know those sheets of paper with …Read moreletter and word learning: cora’s word search puzzles
easy, super-cute homemade valentines (with tattoos!) One of my favorite holidays is right around the corner–Valentine’s Day! I’m totally not into it for the lovey-dovey stuff; that …Read moreeasy, super-cute homemade valentines (with tattoos!)
nfuf: managing kids’ screen time with ‘game time’ cards This New For Us Friday I’m sharing our family’s feeble attempt to regain some control over the wild world of electronics in our household …Read morenfuf: managing kids’ screen time with ‘game time’ cards
lunchbox notes: valentine’s day knock-knock jokes Yikes! Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and although we’ve been busy over Our family’s still on a knock-knock joke …Read morelunchbox notes: valentine’s day knock-knock jokes
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 …Read morealphabingo: playing with lowercase letters
mastering math facts with mini flash cards Simple addition math fact flash cards should have been made, used, and memorized months ago, but they weren’t, we didn’t, and Maddy …Read moremastering math facts with mini flash cards
word searches for early literacy learning I’ve struggled this year with how to occupy Owen and Cora while Maddy does her homework, and what I’ve come to realize is …Read moreword searches for early literacy learning
little holiday notes and lunchbox jokes Who doesn’t need to laugh a little more during this sometimes-way-too-stressful holiday season? I surely do–and there’s nothing like …Read morelittle holiday notes and lunchbox jokes
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 …Read morequick trick: magnetic letters (how to use them with your kids!)
playing turkey feathers: matching beginning sounds Today I brought out one of my old Words Their Way favorites–Turkey Feathers. It’s a really simple game that I used with students to …Read moreplaying turkey feathers: matching beginning sounds
super easy, super spooky halloween treats Woo-hoo! It’s the busy few days before Halloween, and as I’ve said before, I’m more a fan of tricky and treaty than I am of scary …Read moresuper easy, super spooky halloween treats
fun ways to learn spelling words Not only did we lose Maddy’s very first homework packet over here in the chaos of the first few weeks of school; we also only spent only a …Read morefun ways to learn spelling words
fun fall grid games = math and literacy learning! We love grid games over here. It doesn’t matter what’s on the board, what we use to count spaces, or what we use as place holders; my …Read morefun fall grid games = math and literacy learning!
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