Today we’re sharing a wonderful resource for teaching reading! Even if you already have a curriculum, this site has a treasure trove of games and activities that will complement any program.
Reading 101: Sight Words
Big A, little a: Learning Letters for Toddlers
Learning letters with our squirmy worm two-year-old! Some strategies to try with an active little one.
Read Aloud with Baby
All the parents who are sick to tears of “Brown Bear, Brown Bear,” this one’s for you!
Wikki Stix Letters
I’m always looking for new ways to get my preschooler interested in making letters, whether through drawing, painting, Play-Doh, chalk, or writing in the steam on the shower door. Any way to get him making letters! He recently hit 500
Ron Paul Curriculum Trial
As part of our summer plans, we wanted to have some actual academic time amidst all the running through the sprinkler and playing in the pool. I have had my eye on Ron Paul’s home school curriculum for a while,
Math Storybooks: Sir Cumference
I am always on the lookout for resources that make math more fun and exciting for kids. Several years ago, a colleague of mine loaned me a copy of Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland to read to
Literacy Games: Bananagrams
We love the game Bananagrams, which is essentially Scrabble without a board. We come up with lots of little activities to use the letters and work on our early literacy skills. The other day, we tried something new. As we
Chalk It Up
More handwriting practice today! My three-year-old has really been into the Reading 1A trial course from the Ron Paul Curriculum. He has only watched the first three videos, but he’s watched each of them several times over the past five
Follow the Child
Just yesterday I wrote that I wasn’t sure if my three-year-old was ready to try handwriting yet this summer. He’s been loving with the Ron Paul Curriculum this summer, but mainly focusing on phonics, not handwriting. Then today he went
Montessori for Free
Today I just want to briefly share with you some beautiful Montessori resources I found for free at our local public library. All four books feature textured pages — very similar to Montessori sandpaper cards for letters and numbers —