Inspiration for teaching young children!
It has been a crazy election year for us adults–but remember that a lot of our children (particularly those who are under school age or homeschooled) have been mostly shielded from 2020’s negative effect on our lives. 🙂  That being said, one of the great things about election years is that it presents an awesome opportunity to talk to our… Read More
Here’s a fun list of read-alouds that you can combine with snack time! Children that love stories will enjoy this–but so will children that love to EAT! This is a way to turn reading stories together into a cozy, memorable experience for your kiddos. And it’s so easy to do! I will be adding more to this list as we… Read More
Here it is! My top favorites for teaching 3-4 year olds at home! The following preschool resources will teach letter sounds, writing skills, opposites, colors, numbers, scissor skills, basic addition & subtraction, blends, and reading up to one-vowel words. Before jumping into these you will want to have your child work on some pre-writing skills, letter recognition & sounds, counting… Read More
Over on Instagram I shared videos demonstrating how I use the following resources with my 2-year old. This post is a summary of that, so make sure you go check out my highlight bubble titled “2YO School” over on Instagram if you want to see some of this in action. You can also feel free to leave any questions you… Read More
This past November we celebrated Kenny’s first year of reading. When we started he was definitely a reluctant reader. Watching him go from only reading his ONE required book a day, to reading a stack of books in a day, was a fun and amazing journey to watch! From reading one easy-level book a day (which required just a few… Read More
This was our first year to take part in our local library reading programs. If you followed along on Instagram (where I did most of my online sharing this summer), then you saw plenty of pictures of us enjoying our time reading dozens of books! Since it was our first year, and we have several libraries close to our home,… Read More
Ahh, Easter! The time of year when lots of colorful, plastic eggs end up around the house. And of course, the kids just looooove the eggs, and can’t bear the thought of getting rid of them when the holiday is over! What’s a mom to do with all these eggs? Here are a few fun & educational ideas for how… Read More
As it turns out, teaching kids to read before Kindergarten is really not as hard as it might sound! If you haven’t read this post “Teaching Your Child the ABC’s Before Kindergarten”, go read it first. That post will be your starting point. When your child has Letter Recognition and Letter Sounds down, they can move onto the things outlined… Read More
Yes, this is getting it’s own post on my blog. Here’s why… It was through a bit of trial and error that I discovered the differences between Bob Book Collections and Bob Book Sets. I highly, highly recommend using Bob Books for little readers, so I wanted to write a very clear explanation for all of you, so you don’t… Read More
UPDATE: There is a rare Amazon coupon code for $5 off a $15 book purchase available right now. Use code: BOOKGIFT17 at checkout!!! (one per account.) There are too many amazing prices on books and book sets not to share here on the blog! Some of the beginner reader phonics sets I’ve been watching for awhile, and these are the… Read More