Make Early Learning Fun!

Way before your child reaches preschool age, they are already learning ALL THE TIME from the world around them :) You are their first teache...

When learning sounds or how to blend sounds to read, adding movement activities can help for increasing focus and solidifying the learning. ...

In a remote learning model, as in any type of teaching, you have to make choices about best practices for teaching reading.  Live read aloud...

It's getting close to the end of the summer here and there are still many restrictions in place. Looking for at-home things to do? Here ...

Part of learning to read is to quickly recognize some words - the words we call "sight words." Each grade level has an expected l...

Looking for ways to help your child branch out in their literacy skills, while they're home? Try putting the kids in charge :) This...

Teachers (and parents) can broaden children’s experiences through thoughtful, inclusive choices in both literature and in choosing topics f...

Children love to get really involved in stories ... helping to tell stories in any way, acting them out, drawing pictures of characters or ...

Sight words are one of the first steps to early reading success - those common words we see when we read, that we need to know "in a s...

Little ones don't always know how to start making friends ... or conversation. Give them an assist with a brand new microphone for ...

Jack and the Beanstalk is a favorite story with the little guys ... it has everything - magic, a giant bad guy, a castle - all their favori...

Once upon a time, we read "The Three Little Pigs." The best way to remember a story, or anything at all, is to immerse yourself i...

There are SO many things you can use playdough for - make all of them super fun!! Small Motor Play Roll it out and cut out shapes w...

There are all kinds of stories - silly, funny, scary, sad ... real stories, pretend stories .... even stories that help your children see ...

Have some fun with rocks - and let your little ones explore and learn! We took some stones that were flat on at least one side, and used a ...

Kids LOVE the Karma Wilson Bear books ... This was the first one I discovered and it was an instant hit with my little ones! (There are mor...

Every time I pull this book out to read, my kiddos go nuts over the pictures, even before I can say the title. Everything about this book ...

Celebrate Eric Carle's birthday this week (July 25, 1929) by making a beautiful fruit salad with your little ones! The Very Hungry Ca...

Mailing letters is so exciting for your little ones ... and so is getting mail in return! Even in this age of electronic everything, the si...

Learning that letters match sounds is an early reading skill - one that must come first in order to have a foundation to build on :) As you...