Teach your child all the colors of the rainbow (and more!) with these fabulous picture books about colors.
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Exploring colors with kids is such fun! Color identification is a core kindergarten-readiness skill, and the possibilities for playing and learning with the colors in the world around you are endless!
…Show some love to your favorite little people this month by snuggling up together with a good book…and inspire them to keep the good deeds going with these fabulous picture books about kindness.
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Let’s be real for a moment…my house is not always filled with gentle, loving-kindness. My three wild boys spend a lot of time wrestling each other and trying to push each other’s buttons.
They love each other, and when push comes to shove (and sometimes it really does) they really do take care of each other, but like most kids, they also have their difficult moments.
So, let’s just say, we can use all the inspiration we can get over here in the “choose to be kind” department.
…If your child is just crossing the bridge from picture books to novels, you’ll love these easy-to-read chapter books. They are the sweet spot that will keep kids entertained while strengthening reading skills and confidence.
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Over the last year, my 7-year-old son’s reading ability has exploded. I’ve seen him develop a hunger for books, and seen his confidence in reading grow. He is flying through stories now that he would have been intimidated by just a few months ago. It has been so fun to watch!
But this in-between stage of reading is tricky in some ways, too. Several months ago, he got to the point where he was ready to experiment with reading longer texts than a typical picture book, but he wasn’t quite ready for a full novel. So, I began hunting for books that could help him bridge that gap.
…Grab a squirt bottle and some chalk and take learning outside with this fun outdoor alphabet game for preschoolers.
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The weather is warming up, and that means we’re taking our learning outside! Hooray for sunshine!
Last week I set up a little outdoor alphabet game for my preschooler to practice identifying letters and making letter sounds. It’s super simple, and we had a great time playing and learning together on a Friday afternoon.
…Life gets crazy sometimes, and it can be hard to carve out time to read aloud to kids, but these simple ideas will help you fit in the reading time that you know is so important!
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I grew up on a steady diet of books. My childhood was filled with days spent carrying armfuls of books out of our local library, being mesmerized by the strange ocean creatures I encountered as I flipped through our National Geographic books, and listening to my mom read The Chronicles of Narnia as I snuggled in bed at night. Books were everywhere in my home.
I didn’t think anything of it at the time, but I realize now what a wonderful gift my parents gave me by filling my life with books.
…If you have aspiring train engineers at your house, you’ll love this curated list of our favorite train books for kids…from our train-loving family to yours!
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As a mom of three young boys, I’ve spent a lot of hours over the past eight years playing with and reading about TRAINS.
All of my boys have gone through a serious train phase (my youngest is still in the thick of it!). Trains are right up there with dinosaurs and construction trucks for my kids biggest obsession.
…Whether you’re looking for a way to keep peace in the car, fill the time until dinner, or calm down before bedtime, these story podcasts for kids will become your new favorite family pastime!
Are you a podcast-listener? I wasn’t…until about a year ago when I finally dipped my toe in the water. Once I’d had a taste, I jumped enthusiastically on the bandwagon.
…Turn boring handwriting practice into a fun game with this free printable “trace the alphabet” scavenger hunt activity.
My kindergartner is brilliant and creative…he also has awful handwriting. That’s okay. He’s only five, but as I say to him:
“How do we get better at something? We practice.”
So we’ve been practicing this year (even back in the ancient days when we actually went to public school…remember that? Faintly?).
…If you’re looking for simple ways to help your children with learning at home without stressing yourself out, you’ll love this round-up of amazing (and FREE) resources.
With schools closing all over the nation, many of us are scrambling to figure out what to do with our kids home all day!
Our school district has dismissed school for at least the next two weeks, and we’re not sure what will happen beyond that time. …
These Christmas picture books for kids are the best of the best…stories your family will want to read again and again!
We got our first real snow this week, and Black Friday ads are everywhere…so it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas from where I’m standing.
We’re holding out on putting up the Christmas tree until after Thanksgiving, but we’ve been listening to Jingle Bells on repeat and we broke out the Christmas picture books last week. I started requesting books from the library weeks ago, knowing that by December 1st, many of my favorites will be backlogged until February….