Cultivating a Love of Reading at Every Age Reading is an incredibly important skill, and instilling a love of reading in your children is one of the best gifts you can give them. As a voracious reader myself, I know firsthand the joy and enrichment that comes from immersing yourself …
Snow Activities for Kids to Play Indoors My kids LOVE to play in the snow. If you live in a wintry place and have kids, then you know what this means–pulling out your kids’ winter gear, suiting up, supervising, wet floors, messy cleanup, and dare I say… maybe even having …
Teach your Kids Life Skills with Learning Games Learning games are just that–games that have a secret agenda to help your child learn and practice a concept! Of course games can be played at every age, but they’re especially important for young learners. Games play a critical role in …
Use Multiplication Stories for Success Are you in the midst of teaching your child the times tables and are experiencing tears and breakdowns? If any of these words strike a chord, then you can probably relate to the thousands of other parents who are in the midst of multiplication frustration. …
Scissor Practice for Toddlers and Preschoolers Learning how to draw and cut are one of the very first “school” lessons your toddler and preschooler will ever learn. Rather than just giving your child scissors, and saying, “cut away!”, you need to first set a foundation of how to cut and …
Fun Activities for Teaching Colors to Kids Teaching colors to your kids can be done in so many different ways! The wonderful thing is, we live in a world full of color, which means you can use almost any setting around you to teach your kids their colors! I’ve found …
Introducing Early & Emergent Readers to New Books When I was teaching a kindergarten / first grade combo class, I was always trying new methods to get those active little minds (and bodies) excited about reading. One activity my early and emergent readers LOVED that was very successful in …
Hands On Early Literacy Activity The Sticky Note Match game is and early literacy activity that is perfect for both the child learning the sounds of the alphabet or the for emergent / early reader. During my homeschool years, I was always looking for ideas to make learning fun for …
