I love reading aloud and seeing kids get drawn into a story. When I was a teacher, it was my favorite part of any day. From 3 year olds to 5th graders, I have worked in lots of classrooms, and I never found a group of kids who couldn’t be drawn in by a good story. So I decided to share some of my favorite books to read aloud. These are all good for keeping kids entertained, and they are lots of fun to get into and perform.
Category Archives: Family Fun
How to Make Sight Words Fun
With school being closed for the remainder of the year, I am trying to find even more fun ways to get learning into our day without making my daughter feel overworked. We have recently begun working on sight words. So to get our practice in, I decided to come up with some fun ways to review them with her. This easy sight word practice can be adapted to whatever your kids are interested in and provide tons of fun learning opportunities.
The Best Spring Books & Activities for Kids
Spring is here and we are so excited to get outside again. Whether we are jumping in mud puddles, playing in the garden, or walking around the neighborhood, we find lots of ways to take our learning outside. This list has tons of fun Spring activities for kids to keep your family reading, playing, and learning all season long!
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25 No Prep Activities for Kids
As the world starts to cancel events and close schools, many parents are finding themselves looking for easy activities to keep their house-bound kids entertained. So I decided to share 25 low or no-prep activities for kids that will make the lockdown days a bit more fun.
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5 Tips for Reading with Kids
Reading aloud to kids has so many amazing benefits. But some people find it difficult to keep their kids engaged in their reading. These 5 tips for reading with kids will help you to keep your kids entertained and make reading time a favorite part of the day.
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How to Teach Kids in the Kitchen
Cooking dinner can sometimes seem like a big hassle. But what if you thought of it as a chance to create family memories and give your kids new learning opportunities? My daughter already loves cooking and working in the kitchen. She loves baking with her grandmother, and she already helps to choose and prepare one meal a week. There are so many great lessons that can be taught while cooking, so I wanted to share some of my favorite ways to teach kids in the kitchen!
Exploring Colors with This Book is Gray
I love exploring colors, and today I’m sharing an adorable book about colors and the ways that they work together. In addition to exploring different types of colors and introducing color vocabulary, this funny book explores storytelling and creativity. We had a lot of fun coming up with creative color activities to bring this story to life.
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Sharing Thankfulness with The Thank You Letter
Teaching kids about gratitude and thankfulness is important all year round. But we are especially cognizant of it towards the end of the year. So this was the perfect time for us to check out this new children’s book about thankfulness and use it to do some fun gratitude activities for kids.
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New & Unique Harry Potter Gifts
I am a huge Harry Potter fan. I vividly remember when my sister got me interested in the books, and I rushed home from school to keep reading them. Since then, I have reread the series and watched the movies over and over again. I still love the magic world that JK Rowling created. My daughter isn’t old enough to read the books yet, but she already knows who Harry Potter is. I decided to gather some fun new Harry Potter gifts and books that are perfect for bringing a little magic to your holidays.
I Am Love
I think we can all agree that a little more love and compassion in the world is always welcome. And teaching our kids the meaning of love and kindness is a great first step. We are raising the next generation, so let’s raise them to care for one another better than we are now. Today, we were thrilled to check out this new children’s book about compassion, and pair it with some acts of kindness for kids.
