The start of a new school year can bring a level of anxiety for kids who are starting school for the first time, moving to a new school or just adjusting to a new classroom. Sometimes as parents, we View Post
Favorite Reading Nooks for Kids
I love to see unique, creative and warm spaces for kids to read. I get great pleasure watching kids get comfortable in a reading nook and settling in with a good book. I asked our Growing Book by View Post
Rhyming Activities: Ring Toss
Phonological awareness is a critical foundational component of learning to read. Rhyming is one the areas that we want children to hear and reproduce with confidence. We came up with an activity View Post
Books for Kids: Encouraging Picky Eaters to Try New Foods
Have you ever meet a picky eater? My own kids have gone through picking eating stages. I think that is important to determine why kids may be selective when trying a variety of foods. Could it be View Post
Learning Your Name Freight Train
It is time for Virtual Book Club for Kids. Our featured author this month is Donald Crews. We picked Freight Train to read and then created a learning your name activity. If you are new View Post
Book Rotation: Keeping Book Organized and Ready to Use
Do you find that you often have more books on the floor than on the shelves? Our books were always landing on the floor. And, I found that my kids weren’t even picking most of the books we had on the View Post
6 Ways to Build Literacy Skills With Sticker Books for Kids
What is it about stickers? As a child I had a whole stash of scratch and sniff stickers. Oh, I can still imagine the smell of buttered popcorn, grape and root beer! As a teacher, I had a pretty large View Post