Fun and useful ideas for modern parents.
Preschoolers and toddlers love ABC activities that involve play! Traditional letter cards often contain animal pictures that add to the fun. Artist and graphic designer, Julie Rustad, took ABC letter cards to a new level when she became a mom, she painted a series of animals that he son could actually see where he lived… read more »
Today I am teaming up with +Jamie Reimer from hands on: as we grow and +Jackie Higgins from Ready Set Read for a Valentine’s Day for Kids Google Plus Hangout! We’ll be sharing Valentine’s Day themed letter activities for preschoolers–it will be so much fun! It will air LIVE both here and on my G+ profile page… read more »
My first grader needs to work on her addition fact speed as part of her homework this month. We also have been talking about fire safety and today it occurred to me to combine the two–after all what better reason to go quickly than a fire? I wrote some of the sums the 6 year old was working… read more »
We were so excited to see that this month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids author was Lois Ehlert! We have long-loved her vibrant illustrations and her focus on food and animals and were happy to discover books of hers we had never read before. However, it was an old favorite that we spent the most time reading. Eating the Alphabet definitely… read more »
We had a ton of fun with July’s Summer Virtual Book Club for Kids’ author Audrey Wood. And yes, I know it’s already August. Better late than never! There are so many great books by Audrey Wood and her husband Don, but we became obsessed with the series of books based on the alphabet that she… read more »
After school got out for the summer my oldest went to camp each morning for a week. The younger two were bummed they were missing out on all the fun so we invited some of their friends over for a pancake themed play date! Everyone wore their pajamas to get into the letter P and pancake… read more »
I love Dr. Seuss! He is the rock star of the reading world. I could go on and on and on. (And I’m sure I will over the next few weeks!) In our house, and in my classroom when I was teaching, as soon as Valentine’s Day is over the countdown is on – to… read more »
Last year my awesome sister sent the kids this fun and educational letter game! She called it Lower Case Love and made it by printing each lower case letter on pink and red paper. Then, being the superstar that she is, she cut them into heart shapes and even laminated them. (Like I said, superstar.)… read more »
