Cook-A-Doodle-Do
My 6 year old loves to work in the kitchen. She loves to cook, bake, wash fruit, cut veggies, or anything else that means she can be right next to mom in the kitchen. Last week, my daughter’s kindergarten teacher sent home a book bag for us to use. She sends these bags about once
Plaster of Paris Handprints
This activity has nothing to do with literacy, but it’s one of those things every mom should have. I made them with my kindergarten students, my own kids, and my friends’ kids. The picture above was taken at my friend’s house. I love the way she displayed her girls’ handprints. Here’s a close-up of the
They’re Here!
The babies have arrived… baby caterpillars, that is. I’ve ordered my caterpillars from Insectlore for the past several years. I usually order a set of caterpillars for school and a set for my kids at home. It is, by far, one of the most enriching activities of the Spring for my kids. They love watching the caterpillars
Displaying Books
My kids are great at helping me in the garden. We’ve been weeding, adding compost, planting flowers, and adding vegetable starts to the vegetable garden. Now, if the sun would come out for longer than ten minutes, we’d be happy gardeners! Lately, I’ve been rotating the kids’ books that we have on display. I keep a
I Love to Collage – Books I Love
I can’t say this enough: Every experience our children have, directly impacts their literacy. Art is a form of self expression which I have never felt “good” at. Drawing is really hard for me. In kindergarten, we make lots of charts with pictures. I try to draw little sketches by our sentences, to remind kids