This month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids is exploring the beloved classic The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. I don’t know about you, but I am a huge Dr. Seuss fan. I love the playful rhyme and repetition within his…
Post by Contributing Writer Kristen Pretend play is such a fun and important part of the early years. It is tied to every aspect of a child’s development, helping them learn about the world around them as they…
Post by contributing writer Kim of Life Over C’s My daughter has been very reluctant to admit that she enjoys reading. Mostly due to being a perfectionist and not wanting to admit that she needs help. Because of this we work…
Our Color Words printable book is a great resource for early readers this Valentine’s Day! Have your child grab his/her crayons for this fun book! Your child/students will be able to read color words and color the heart on…
Happy New Year! We are starting the year off with a classic book for our Virtual Book Club for Kids: Â The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper. I really enjoyed this book as a child and…
This month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids is featuring an assortment of Christmas books! Why Christmas Trees Aren’t Perfect by Richard Schneider is one of my absolute favorites. It is a parable of sorts, about a tree named Small Pine who…
This month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids is featuring the book Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans. In all honesty, I cannot remember ever reading this book before now! If you haven’t had the pleasure of reading this book, it is about…
This month’s book for the Virtual Book Club for Kids is Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney. We have read a few other Llama Llama books, but this specific book was new to us. As we read through the story, the one…
We are teaming up with several of our blogging friends and participating in the Virtual Book Club for Kids this year! Each month we will share a beloved children’s book along with TONS of activities to do before, during, and after…
Our boys recently re-discovered the book Ten Apples Up on Top, as it had been misplaced for a couple years now! While reading it to them, I was reminded of when we made our own Ten Apples Up on Top model using an oatmeal…
Post by Contributing Writer Kim of Life Over C’s We are in full swing getting ready to head back to school! So I have been working on new activities for the kids to get their first week started off with…
Post by Contributing Writer Amy When it gets hot, it’s hard to think about learning activities for the kiddos, but this Swimming Pool Sound Match game was a winner with my girls because it was fun, easy, and kept…
My three year-olds are intrigued by dot-to-dot puzzles, but struggle with the fine motor skills required to draw the line from one dot to the next. They often can’t tell what the picture is when they are done and…
Disclaimer:  I am not a speech pathologist. This post is written solely on the observation of language development with my three children as well as some developmental background in my early childhood education courses. Animal Sounds For Toddlers I am convinced…
*This is a sponsored post. I was compensated for sharing my honest opinions on this product. All opinions are 100% mine. Ivy Kids is a literature-based monthly subscription kit that comes packed with about a dozen ready-made activities based around…
What are Word Families? Beginning readers can benefit greatly from learning and implementing word families. Here is what I share regarding phonograms (the fancy word for word families)Â in my I Can Teach My Child to Read eBook: “Another strategy…
After our Word Family Snowball Toss activity, I was trying to think of a way to repurpose the ping pong balls and thought it would be fun to use them to fish! Learning word families (words with the same…
Word families can be a beneficial component in your teaching-your-child-to-read toolbox. To put it simply, word families are words that rhyme. Teaching children word families is a phonemic awareness activity that helps children see patterns in reading. This is…
