Parking Garage- Learning to Spell Your Name
Looking for a way to have your child practice spelling their name? Do you have an abundance of toy cars and trucks in your house? Then, this is the activity for you! To help my son organize his collection of cars and trucks, I came up with this parking garage idea. I created three garages out of wrapping paper cut into rectangular pieces. Then, I used index cards to write each letter of his first, middle and last name. On each garage I taped the letters to form parking spots in the garage. Next step was to attach the garages … Continue Reading...
Book Inspired Cakes
Two of my favorite things- children's books and cake! Combine the two and you have a match made in heaven. Each year I try to make birthday cakes inspired by favorite books from the past year for my kids. When my oldest son turned one, I made this truck cake to go with My Truck is Stuck. On his second birthday, he loved the Humpty Dumpty rhyme from this Hickory, Dickory, Dock book. So, I made a wall out of pound cake and Humpty Dumpty out of a sugar cookie. So, now it's my youngest son's first birthday this week. I … Continue Reading...
Birthday Books
This week if full of milestone birthdays in my house. I turn 40 and my youngest son turns 1! There will be a whole lot of cake eating and as always a lot of reading. Today, I thought I'd share some of my favorite birthday books. The Board Book Crowd Happy Birthday Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton We gave this book to my oldest son when he turned two because he loved Sandra Boynton books. Now he insists that my husband make him a piggy pancake every Saturday just like Pookie's dad in the story! Where Is Baby's Birthday … Continue Reading...
Literacy Guest Spotlight Q & A: Becky from This Reading Mama
Welcome back to another literacy guest spotlight Q & A. During this monthly feature, we get to explore literacy viewpoints from around the world. Today, I'm happy to share an interview with Becky from This Reading Mama blog. Becky, tell us a little about yourself. I’ve been married for 13 years and LOVE my amazing hubby. We have four children, ages 1 through 7.5 that I homeschool. I volunteer at my local church in the children’s ministry with leading music and Bible teaching for grades 2-5 each Sunday morning. I love … Continue Reading...
April Table Topics
We are in month four of our year-long table topics series. Each month in 2013, I will share a list of "table topics" that will help to get the conversation rolling at your dinner table. If you are a teacher, these will make great lunch room table topic starters. Ready to get started for April? All you need to do is print the topics. Cut them into strips. Place them in a decorative container. Put the container on your table. Each night, select one topic to discuss over dinner. Viola, the table conversation is now ready to … Continue Reading...
The Storytelling Princess- Poppins Book Nook
I would like to introduce you to the Poppins Book Nook project hosted by Enchanted Homeschooling Mom. Growing Book by Book will be participating each month over the next year. On the last Monday of each month, participating bloggers will be sharing a book on different topics. This month the topic is knights/princesses/castles. With that theme in mind, I've selected The Storytelling Princess by Rafe Martin and illustrated by Kimberly Bulcken Root. It's a story of a young princess whose parents have arranged her marriage to a … Continue Reading...
