When I started teaching Kindergarten, I was given this book called Reading Magic by Mem Fox. I read it before stepping foot in my classroom, thought it was good, and went about teaching Kindergarten with those skills in my teacher’s toolbox. It wasn’t until many years later that I truly and completely saw the value in that…
A Simple Reading Trick {A photo on Friday}
A photo on Friday, because sometimes all you really need is the photo. But usually I can’t help but unnecessarily say a few things about that photo. This simple idea, turning the closed captioning on while kids watch television, is brilliant. This idea was suggested at a teaching conference I attended a long while back….
Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers: No Pencil Required!
Sammy is very interested in letters and ‘spelling’ right now. He loves to ask how to spell words, point out letters he knows everywhere he goes, and generally all alphabet activities for preschoolers. He would also very much love to print these letters. However, he is simply not quite ready for writing. He is 3…
Learn the Alphabet by Sorting
As I mentioned yesterday, Sammy loves alphabet activities right now. Yesterday I shared our Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers to practice letter forming and word building for wee ones without the need for fine motor skills. Today I thought I would share a different way to learn the alphabet. This activity is wonderful as it can…
Why I Love Jolly Phonics
Jolly Phonics is a program that is meant to teach letters and letter sounds. There are a TON of different ways for children to learn their letters and sounds – this is just one. I will write about many different incidental learning activities to help your wee one learn their letters and sounds in more…