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Pre-Reading Skills ABC Book Word-Matching Game

Pre-reading skills will soar with this 2 item activity that teaches children to read the beginning letter in words with a hands-on word-matching game.

Children do not have to be reading to be exposed to reading skills. When my kids are in preschool we start looking more at the initial letters of different words. All that means is when I read the word "dog" in a book, I ask my child what letter is first. It is a simple way when we are reading together to connect reading with letter identification. This gives preschoolers … [Read more...]

Easy ABC Poster and Alphabet Learning Game

Easy ABC poster and alphabet learning game activity for preschool and toddlers.

This ABC poster and alphabet learning game is an easy one to create with your children so that they can see you writing each letter and work on pre-reading skills. You do not have to be an artist to do this. How often for your kids ask you to draw a picture for them, or add a special drawing to their artwork? My preschoolers have always enjoyed when I would draw something on … [Read more...]

Teaching Children to Care for Books

Children can be hard on books. Teaching children to care for books is important because part of good reading habits is teaching how to handle and treat books. This idea helps children learn that books can be repaired when they are damaged. It's a great Spring Cleaning task for kids to do too!

It can be nerve-wracking letting your child 'read' books since many pages get ripped, pulled out, and chewed.  I tried my best to supervise my children when they were infants and toddlers to help eliminate the need for constant book repair.  We keep the board books lower on the shelf so the younger ones can't reach the books with paper pages, but this does not always work out … [Read more...]

DIY Books for Babies and Toddlers

DIY books for babies and toddlers that use an item you may already have in your kitchen! Clever books to encourage a love of reading in babies and toddlers with personalized books that are easy to make.

Creating DIY books for babies is a simple way to introduce babies and toddlers to reading and books while creating an infant activity they can play with for months and years. I made DIY books for my oldest daughter (baby #2) when she was less than a year old and we still have the book I made for her 4 years later! They are pretty sturdy , but you should always supervise. … [Read more...]

7 Tips to Encourage Reading and Writing Skills in Young Children

7 tips to encourage reading and writing skills in young children. These simple tips can start at birth to encourage reading and writing throughout early childhood.

[Guest Post by Janis Cox] With 7 simple tips, you can encourage reading and writing skills in your children. Studies are showing that the earlier children are shown words, the earlier they will make the connection between symbols and language. Early squiggles from children are important – … [Read more...]

Advent Activities for Kids: Teaching about Jesus at Christmas

Teaching children about Jesus at Christmas to focus on the reason for the season can be done with advent activities for kids. These 6 advent activities cover toddlers, preschool and school age kids.

This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure for more details. If you have toddlers, preschool age children or school age kids, this list of Advent activities to teach children about Jesus at Christmas (or any time) is one you can start using today! My children are at an age where they believe the most important part of Christmas is getting gifts. As we … [Read more...]

5 Simple Writing Activities for Toddlers

Easy to set up activities for toddlers that encourage writing skills and learning basic concepts like shapes, numbers and spelling their name.

This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure for more info. I let my children use crayons for the first time when they are toddlers. Usually around a year old, they show interest when I am writing a note, or signing my name, so it is a natural curiosity for toddlers to want to explore writing. These 5 simple writing activities for toddlers are appropriate for … [Read more...]

40+ Activities for Preschool at Home

This back to school season is an exciting one for me. My husband and I have made the choice to homeschool our preschooler rather than send her to preschool 2 days a week. We did send our oldest to preschool for two mornings a week when he was 4 ½, but our situation is different now-where we live, how much preschool costs in our area, and the needs of our children. Each of us … [Read more...]

Book-Based Activity and Craft Kits for Kids

This post contains affiliate links. This post was sponsored by Ivy Kids, LLC. Please view my disclosure. Finding the right gifts for kids, within a budget, can be hard. We want to give our children things that they want and at the same time we want that to be money well-spent. How we spend our money is important. My children have bins of toys, and we sort through them … [Read more...]

Books for School-Age Kids: Remote Control Adventures Series Review

  Do you have a child who likes adventure stories? Maybe your school aged child likes comic books but not real books? Getting some kids to read rather than watch an action-packed show on television can be a challenge. I have a son and husband who enjoy their television time. My oldest son does enjoy reading and he was very interested to read the Remote Control … [Read more...]

The Great PJ Elf Chase: A Christmas Eve Tradition

A fun Christmas Eve tradition for older kids-The Great PJ Elf Chase will appeal especially to curious boys who love scavenger hunts! This book and gift idea is a fun Christmas family tradition.

  This is a sponsored post and it contains affiliate links. For more information please see my disclosure. What if every year you had a Christmas Eve tradition that Santa's elves surprised your children with new pajamas, but your children had to try to find them in a scavenger hunt? That is exactly the fun Christmas Eve tradition shared in The Great PJ Elf Chase: a Christmas … [Read more...]

I Am Thankful Book For Children to Make

This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure. Want to teach your children to be thankful and discuss what that really means? It can be frustrating to teach this to children. We sound like broken records asking for them to "say thank you" while teaching manners. By inspiring them to reflect on what they are thankful for and documenting it, children can … [Read more...]

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