Teaching Your Child’s Name This post is from my very dear friend, fellow blogger, former teaching partner and boy mama, Malia, from Playdough to Plato. Be sure to stop over and check out her blog when you have a minute. There … Continue reading
I love finding something in an office supply store, taking it home, giving it to my boys and then watching what they do with it. I gave my youngest a few pads of sticky notes the other day and he … Continue reading
Handwriting House As children learn how to form letters, some structure and guidance is necessary. Many children first begin writing on blank paper which is totally fine. They then typically move on to the paper with a top and bottom … Continue reading
As my son is reading more and more words, he is encountering new and different spelling patterns. Lately, it seems the consonant blends are popping up everywhere including on his sight word list from school. We have been working on … Continue reading
A Game Board for all Occasions I created this blank game board a while back when I first started working on sight words with my son. At that time, this board was big enough for our practice, but now his … Continue reading
I just did a super fun and very spontaneous activity with my son which he loved! I was sitting on the couch working on my computer and my son was trying to read what I was writing. Without saying a … Continue reading
Unsung Read Alouds I love reading out loud to my boys. Actually, I love reading aloud to any children that will listen. I tend to find books that are a little off the beaten path and they become my favorites … Continue reading
Word Family Practice Tube There I was– faced with another empty container that I just couldn’t throw away. It was calling to me– “Make me into something wonderful.” I answered, “I will!” And then walked away thinking what the heck … Continue reading
Real World Word Search I did something today with my son that I have been wanting to do for a while. Today, we went on a Real World Word Search. You may now be wondering–What is a Real World Word Search? … Continue reading
Around the Table ABC Last night I cut out some letters for my son and threw them on the table. I was planning on thinking of a few activities we could do with the letters to practice his letter … Continue reading
Ideas for Teaching Your Child the Alphabet I recently had a dear friend ask me for some suggestions for helping her son recognize the letters of the alphabet. I proceeded to write a lengthy email with all my best ideas … Continue reading
Alphabet Hop Game I wanted to create a game that I could use with my son to practice letter recognition AND letter sounds. I made this simple game and it was a hit! Alphabet Hop Materials Needed: game board pages … Continue reading
