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10 Steps to Teaching Your Child to Read

*Update: I have written a more comprehensive eBook with specific strategies you can use to teach your child to read. Get the eBook I Can Teach Teach My Child to Read: A 10-Step Guide for Parents as a PDF or Kindle version. Click here to purchase. As a former first grade teacher, teaching children to read is one of my greatest passions! But because most children don’t start actually “reading” until around 6 years old (which is upwards of the targeted age range for my ...

Little Sister has been super excited about doing activities lately. Maybe it is because we did so many pumpkin activities for our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series that she is having withdrawals or maybe it is because she is just at the age where she is soaking up learning like a sponge. Either…

Ivy Kids Literature-based Activity Boxes for ages 3-8

*This is a sponsored post written on behalf of Ivy Kids. All opinions are 100% mine. If you have been hanging around here for any amount of time, you have probably heard me profess my love for Ivy Kids literature-based subscription kits. Ivy Kids is simply the best…no ifs, ands, or buts about…

5 Fun Ways to Encourage More Reading in Your Home

*This is a sponsored post on behalf of Energizer®. All opinions are 100% mine. As parents, we all know that reading should be an important part of our child’s daily routine. Not only is it a great way to bond with our children (of any age), studies have shown that 20 minutes of reading…

This post is sponsored by Walmart. All opinions are 100% mine. My boys head back to school next week and one of the activities we’ve wanted to do all summer is make slime! We decided to try something new- Crayon Slime made using some of the most popular back to school essentials! Crayons…

Even though the calendar says it is still spring, we are in full SUMMER mode now that school is out! For day 29 of our 31 Days of Outdoor Activities for Toddlers, Little Sister had some fun with this Alphabet Target Practice with Water Guns. Not only is this activity great for…

Treasure Map Capital and Lowercase Letter Matching Activity

Ahoy Matey! We joined up with some blogging friends for a special Pirate-themed day! Be sure to check out the bottom of the post for links to all our friends’ great ideas! We are also double-dipping and counting this as our Day 18 activity for our 31 Days of Outdoor Activities for Toddlers…