Comprehension Level and Reading Level are two entirely different things. Last week, I was at Barnes & Noble looking through the children’s section and came across The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. We absolutely love this book – who doesn’t? It’s a classic! – but I was a little shocked that it was labeled for…
Making books easily accessible is vitally important to developing a child’s interest in actually reading them! I’ve found that one way to offer constant access and appeal is by creating a seasonal book basket. Not necessarily, Winter – Spring – Summer – Fall, but Seasons, Topics, Holidays, etc. …and placing it in a cozy and…
If you are in need of a fun, easy, Valentine’s activity, I’ve got one for you! I came up with this printable because we do a lot of counting, but wanted to continue working a little more on number recognition! I thought we’d use it for a few minutes and it turned into two-hour’s worth…
Every year we receive the most gorgeous Christmas cards and every year it pains me to take them down (or I don’t and they gradually grow forgotten on the side of the fridge, receiving only fleeting recognition). This year, I wanted to intentionally cherish and look at lovely photos of our family and friends throughout the…
Our preschool year started out a little bedraggled. I planned to start on Tuesday, September 3rd. That did not happen. Revamp. We planned to start Tuesday, Sept. 10th. Indeed we did (score one for mom)! It was a disaster (score one for…not sure who earned that point? The devil?). I arranged Max’s workbooks and…
I am not sending Max to a formal preschool this year, which means I am in the throes of organizing a preschool “curriculum!” The blessing and curse of the internet is that there are so many unbelievable ideas and resources out there…that it is entirely overwhelming. Who knew there were so many ways you could glue…
Phew, Our {Real Food} Journey series took it out of me and somehow I feel like I barely scratched the surface! I am still looking forward to sharing our Food Revolution Dinner next week, but as for today, a lovely round-up of great articles from this week. The Balancing Act @ Visionary Womanhood (between our ministry in and…
For Easter, Calvin received the My ABC Bible Verses book that I had mentioned on my Building Our {Faith} Library wish list! Well, as he is not quite yet able to memorize scripture, Max and I totally usurped his gift and started last week with Letter A: I do give a little breakdown of our memorization…
I had one grand plan that I was determined to accomplish before Calvin was born… And I did it! SAY WHAT?!? Yes, I actually completed a craft project that I started… I wanted to have an Activity Book (a.k.a. a “time to sit down and be still and quiet for any period of time while mommy tends…
Last week, I posted about The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. It is a fantastic resource and has TONS of information (that I won’t rewrite here; I just highly recommend you read it) such as: the benefits of reading, statistics, and book recommendations for different ages/stages. Today, I want to offer up some suggestions of…
