Does it make me geeky to admit that I love rhyming activities? I do. And at a recent family gathering, a certain sister brought to my attention that I was, in fact, quite geeky. I truly had no idea. Isn’t that funny? I have always thought of myself as more natural living and free-spirited. This…
S-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g it Out to Learn to Read
Learning letters and their sounds get little ones ready to read, right? Wrong!!! (Well, that was rather abrasive and negative. I’m sorry. Please see it as passion and not negativity) Letters and sounds, letters and sounds, letters and sounds. You could find thousands of activities to practice these skills with your little ones on this…
Get Ready – It’s Almost Here!
I am over the moon excited! For the past 18 months I have been working on a labor of love and it is just about finished. One more careful edit and it will be done. Done! I have to say, and I hope I do not sound as though I am gloating, it turned out…
45 Awesome Name Activities for Preschoolers!
If there is one thing I know (besides how to knit hats for chickens), it is name activities for preschoolers! Whether in the classroom as a Kindergarten teacher, or in my home with my own children, I have had plenty of experience teaching little ones their name letters. Why name letters? Well, when children start…
“Learn to Read” Quiet Bins
Well – did you see the Super Blood Moon last night? We did – and it was awesome. And today we are celebrating little Ben’s third birthday! Good grief with all this excitement I can barely sit still to get this post out to you … but I really want to, so I will. Exciting…