Do you have a little one who loves diggers, trucks, cars, trains, or planes? If so, YOU are going to love how easy and fun it is to teach your little one all sorts of skills with transportation activities for preschoolers! When our little ones find an interest in an activity or a topic, it…
Art for Mama {A Gift for Mother’s Day}
Happy Mother’s Day weekend! I am sending you the warmest wishes for a sweet day full of homemade goodies from your little ones. It is such a privilege to be a mama, though that doesn’t mean it is an easy role. You do so much for those little ones of yours! I wanted to share…
Crazy Fun Summer Reading Activities!
Do you remember learning to read? I do… nostalgic music strumming … I was aching to learn to read. My big brother knew how. My big sis did too. But poor little Sarah was just not old enough. Or so she was told. However, across the street lived a retired teacher, who, as it turns…
Teaching Letters and Sounds | Free Printable!
When it comes to teaching letters and sounds, I should really be saying ‘sounds then letters,’ because teaching sounds actually comes first! The ability to hear and manipulate sounds is called Phonological Awareness, and it is the first step in teaching a child to read. In fact, phonological awareness is even more important for…
Teaching Letter Recognition – What Order to Introduce Letters
Wondering about the order for teaching letters to your little ones? I’m on it! I feel as though I am always writing about waiting to teach letter recognition. Wait and let little hands get strengthened by other activities. Wait until little minds have had ample time to hear different words and sounds. But a day…
What is Phonological Awareness? From Rhyming to Reading
As you likely know, I am a huge proponent of waiting until children are developmentally ready to learn skills. It is not developmentally appropriate to teach most 3-year-olds to read. But it is developmentally appropriate to teach most 3-year-olds to rhyme. And rhyming is the very first phonological awareness skill that little ones should learn!…
