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Games and toys that make the perfect gifts for kids. They are all based on books kids love.

Toys and Games for Kids Based on the Books They Love!

November 10, 2016 •

Does your child have a favorite book?  Are you looking for a gift idea for a certain little one?  Grab a toy or game based on the books they love.  Here are some that caught our View Post

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Pinkalicious Cupcake Popsicle Snack

July 1, 2016 •

We are having a "pinkariffic, pinkatastic, and pinkaperfect" time reading and cooking today.  It's our monthly Virtual Book Club for Kids and this month we are featuring Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann. View Post

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Election activities for kids are a great way to build a child's vocabulary about the process. Play Election Vocabulary Bingo to work on learning about polls, ballots, landslides, and more. The kids will be able to talk about the next president in a scholarly way.

Election Activities for Kids: Vocabulary Bingo

June 20, 2016 •

One of the benefits of not watching much live television is that I get to fast-forward through all the commercials when I do sit down to watch a program (and I can do the same for the kids).  Soon View Post

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Five Little Monkeys Puppets and Literacy Activities

May 30, 2016 •

Do you remember the very first book you read to your child or class of children?  For me, it was Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow.    The first day I brought my oldest son View Post

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Muffin Tin Syllable Counting Game For Kids

May 23, 2016 •

I'm all about fun and playful learning games.  I truly believe it's the best way for kids to learn.  Each week I share hands-on activities to build literacy skills.  One of my favorite tools to use View Post

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Let the kids build a backyard fairy garden that will encourage lots of storytelling and literacy skills.

Backyard Fairy Garden Storytelling

April 28, 2016 •

The sky is pure blue with a few wispy clouds traveling across from time to time.  The temperature is a perfect 73 degrees.  And, my kids are having an afternoon of pure imagination and View Post

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Grab this free super reader printable certificate that is perfect for award day or graduation ceremony. Best of all the certificate is editable.

Literacy Printable Certificates that You Can Edit!

April 18, 2016 •

I used to be in charge of organizing our school award day ceremony.  I would spend hours trying to find all the certificates we needed.  It was generally the literacy printable certificates that I had View Post

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