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Playful literacy ideas that use cars and trucks as a theme. Fun ideas for working on learning the alphabet, environmental print, sight words, and more.

21 Literacy Ideas for Car and Truck Play

July 16, 2023 • 10 Comments

Little ones adore playing with cars and trucks.  And, I'm an advocate of taking a child's interests and building learning opportunities around those interests.  Here are some of the best literacy View Post

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TODDLER BOOKS ABOUT THE ALPHABET

Alphabet Books for Toddlers

August 9, 2021 • Leave a Comment

Frequent and playful interaction with the alphabet is a great stepping stone for toddlers as we build a strong literacy foundation for future reading.  These alphabet books for toddlers not only gets View Post

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101 Books To Read To Kids Before Kindergarten

January 4, 2021 • 152 Comments

A child snuggled on your lap listening to the rise and fall of your voice as you read Goodnight Moon or The Very Hungry Caterpillar evokes the most precious memories you have with your little ones.  View Post

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Transportation Books for Toddlers

March 7, 2020 • Leave a Comment

Honk honk!  Vroom Vroom!  The sounds we hear over and over again as children play.  Toddlers love to play with toy vehicles from their big trucks to their little trains and everything in between.  View Post

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Good Gifts for Toddlers to Build Early Literacy Skills

November 25, 2019 • Leave a Comment

If you need some good gifts for toddlers for a holiday, birthday, big brother/big sister, potty training incentive, etc., then you have landed in the right spot.  Here are my favorite toddler gifts View Post

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Planting a Rainbow Activities

April 17, 2019 • Leave a Comment

Spring has sprung! Images of splashing in mud, baby birds emerging from their eggs, and planting colorful flowers all come to mind. Spring is nature’s rebirth and a celebration of all of the beauty View Post

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Baby Shark Printable Activities

April 15, 2019 • Leave a Comment

"Doo doo doo doo...baby shark"  It's the song you can't get out of your head.  The kids love it.  It's a song and now a book.  After singing it 197 times, you have to try these baby shark printable View Post

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