After how much my girls love the CVC Word Family Small Books. I thought it would be fun to have some for other learning to read activities. Today we start the Blends Small books starting with: bl-, br-, cl-, cr-. You have three pictures for the blend. For every picture, you have three different types…
With my girls in a public school, I love to keep in contact with the teachers. My oldest was on an IEP for years and it was great because I always saw the teachers and got to talk to them. Well, life changed and she is not on an IEP, but I found that I…
If you have followed me for a while, you know that I just love gross motor activities! I have had people ask me for a Fall Themed 30 Days of moving with Kids post for a long time! This year I’m getting to do that. We do a lot of gross motor activities at our…
Every month, we look forward to our Virtual Book Club Activities! October’s book is a fun one! Llama Llama Red Pajama has been a favorite at bedtime for a while. It is a great book for reminding kids that some times mom just get busy and will always be there. We made a fun pajama…
This is the 22th pack in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. There are 33 sets in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. It has a cooking theme to the pack. This is the first of the two 15 packs. This Romping & Roaring Number 15 Pack is part of the huge set. There are…
I recently had a friend ask me why I made goals every month. Since I’ve been blogging, about goals, I get far more done than I really ever think I’ll get done. I put more work into my blog and in my personal life when I have goals that I can see and cross off….
Each month my girls and I always look for fun new book finds! We are never let down with all the fun books we find. We look in bookstores, museums, and libraries. It is fun to go through and see what new books we can find. This month is a collection from the library and…
This summer we have had a rare treat to watch. We have had a spider that took up his home right outside out door. We watched him all summer. We saw the many different bugs and insects that he caught in his web. We learned he would rest and when he was on the hunt…
The Halloween calendar set has been updated for 2015! You also have the two new types of calendar pages. These are fun to use with your calendar time. Don’t forget that even if you don’t need a calendar these make great hands-on counting for kids! Plus they can practice making the pattern. Be sure to…
We have been working on CVCe words at our house. This printable is another of the learning to read helps that we have loved over the last few years. These are easy to use and fun. There are now several different ladders you can use when learning to read. I always work on these after…
It is time for another seasonal calendar update! This pumpkin calendar theme is one of our favorites. We have enjoyed it every year. The calendar goes for October and November. The first set of cards is the fancy cards with 6 repeating cards. There are pumpkins of different types that are fancy to single and…
This is Set 2 of 11 in the Romping & Roaring First Grade Sight Words Packs. This month Romping & Roaring First Grade Sight Words: Ask, As, By, Could. The Romping & Roaring Sight Word Sets were made so that they can be used with any system. Each of the words is in a pack…
Fall is almost here and it is time for an update on the weekly reading charts! This summer I added a book bag and a chapter book chart to keep track. They are easy to use and fun for my girls. These match up with the Weekly Fall Reading Charts from least year. I made…
We are back to regular gross motor posts again. This time we are back with our Fall themed gross motor. This is another book and gross motor activity. We always have tons of fun with these! I am continuing the post for the Old Lady Book Series. This month we have There Was An Old…
Apples are a great theme for fall. It is time for back to school and review. A lot of beginner readers are reviewing or learning my CVC word family words. These activities are tons of fun and easy to use. These are great for writing and making hands-on activities or just having fun wall cards….
This is the 21th pack in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. There are 33 sets in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. It has a transportation signs theme to the pack. This Romping & Roaring Number 14 Pack is part of the huge set. There are 33 packs total and 11 extras that are…
We loved making these torn paper fall trees. They are fun to make and everyone has a different idea just how their tree should look. Plus, you get a lot of great fine motor while you are working on the trees. One of our favorite fall books is Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. We just love…
The Free Skip Counting Apple trees are a way to review your skip counting. They make skip counting a hands-on activity that can help kids learn their skip counting numbers. The skip counting apple trees are easy to use. They are and easy no prep skip counting mat activity for the fall. I do show…
My youngest has just entered kindergarten. We have been not been learning sight words yet, but she has learned some in BOB Books prinables and by learning with her sisters. At the start of the year, I like to run through what sight words she knows and does not know. This evaluation will give me…
We have been on a HUGE apple kick this week at our house. There are so many fun apple activities that you can do. Every year we do an apple theme. I have done it as an after-school activity. This year we made a fun tree with different punches. We had tons of fun doing…
During the fall, apples are a favorite subject for us to study. We have so much fun with them. This year we are adding a Johnny Appleseed to the themed packs. This is going to be a fun pack. Plus did you know that his birthday is coming up soon? This is a great September…
Fall is almost here and apple season here has already started. We are in full swing with our apple learning. Writing prompts are always fun to use. They make kids think about what they are writing and learning. Plus be sure to check out the other posts from other blogs that joined me to do…
The Romping & Roaring Primer Sight Word Packs are a great way to work on sight words with kids. You have a variety of activities for kids to work on each of the sight words. The Romping & Roaring Primer Sight Words Packs Set 13 has the following Primer sight words: who, will, with, yes….
In the spring we did the Caldecott Medal Books for the them. It was a lot of fun. This month we are doing the Newberry Medal Winners. All of these books are not picture books. This is something different for the book club and I’m excited about it. We are going to pick one book…
We really love our Kore Stools! My girls have been in love with them since we got them. I have one of my girls that really likes to wiggle and always be moving. She does not always want to site for homework time. This chair has been a lifesaver for us. A quick note about…
I’ve never been a huge fan of homework. It is not always that fun to do or have to deal with. I do have a few things that I do to help make homework go smoother at home. Keep in mind these are ideas that have worked for us and maybe they will for you…
The next set of the CVC Word Family Playdough Mats with Tracing is out. This time we have the short e words. I love having different ways to work on words. This is one of my youngest favorite activities right now. These printables are an easy no-prep printable and are great for a literacy center….
This is the 20th pack in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. There are 33 sets in the Romping & Roaring Number Packs. It has a shape theme to the pack. This Romping & Roaring Number 13 Pack is part of the huge set. There are 33 packs total and 11 extras that are really…
My girls were very excited about this Where the Wild Things Are book activity. We have been having some fun doing activities with Where the Wild Things Are. You can check out our Kid of the Wild Things Crowns we did as well. Here are some fun gross motor activities to do with the Book…
Looking back at August I feel that it was a month of making sure I was healthy and taken care of before anything else. It was a refreshing month and full of lots of change for me. I completed lots of projects and worked on various projects during the month. I found that I really…