Helen Oxenbury’s beautiful illustrations bring fresh life to this classic tale of daring and adventure! Another highly recommended read!
Read Aloud Book Recommendation: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Read Aloud Booklist
Where to find our favorite reads! Got a great read aloud book? Let us know and we’ll check it out!
Read Aloud Book Recommendation: Chewy Louie
Hilarious details in Schneider’s illustrations bring to life this sweet, sincere narrative from a young boy. When his father surprises him one day with a little black puppy, the whole family is in for wild ride! For anybody who’s ever
Homemade Rope-Climbing Toy
Pull the string down, and watch the toy go up! Fun and simple mechanical toy you can build with materials you probably already have in your basement.
Sensory Play: Kinetic Sand Treasure Hunt
Kinetic sand is a great option for a sensory bin! Check out how we’re using it for some quiet parallel play time.
Games for Fine Motor Development
We love classic board games, but we’re recently gotten to know a few new ones, too! Great for whole family play with mixed ages!
Groups of Ten: Card Games to Reinforce Math Facts
Mastering pairs that add to ten is an important early math skill. Students who commit these pairings to memory are better prepared for concepts such as place value, regrouping, and partial products, as well as more adept at moving from
Quick & Easy Sensory Play
Got a light table? Here’s one more way to enjoy it with hardly any prep or clean-up. Fill a Heavy Duty Ziploc with water and a little food-coloring. Throw in a few marbles. Lay it across your light table and tape it
Inside PE: Hallway Shufflepuck
I often hear parents express concerns about what toys are age appropriate for their kids. They want to dump all that baby stuff and move to big kid toys stat, but they also don’t want to give their kids toys
Chalk Markers Are Awesome
I LOVE chalk markers. I use them at home on our little blackboard as well as at school. They are awesome for the following reasons: They are much brighter and more vibrant than chalk, which makes them more visually appealing