I’m so very excited to announce that I’m a new contributor over at Rainy Day Mum! I want to share my first post with you. It’s based on one of our favorite books, Dragons Love Tacos! This fun activity uses the fun book Dragons Love Tacos and incorporates it into a math-based learning activity for kids. Download the free …
Recently, Penguin Books sent us a new release to preview. The book, Come With Me, by Holly M. McGhee and illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre is a touching story about a little girl who sees tragedy in the news and struggles to deal with it. In light of the recent tragedy in Parkland and the general …
“Mom, why are all the flags half mast today?” This question from my nine year old son two days after our nation’s most recent school shooting in Parkland, FL. I told him simply and without much detail that there had been another school shooting and that 17 people had been killed. “Another one?” he asked. …
Classifying nouns can be tricky. So when Bear was going over them in school, I created this worksheet for him just to provide extra practice. So I figured I would share it with you all so that you could use it. Because of his interests, I developed a community themed noun classification worksheet that you …
What is love? How do children see various aspects of the ultimate human emotion? We’re coming up on Valentine’s Day, which makes this bookmaking activity perfect for this time of year. I was inspired to do it after reading a book that Penguin Random House sent us to preview. Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la …
It’s the new year and so many of us are trying to do things better this year than we did last. So I thought I would touch on how we can help our children change the world through social activism. Now… in today’s social climate, there are few words that draw as much criticism as the word …
There are so many stories of influential women in history that are little known. That’s why I wanted to put together this list of amazing women in history for young readers to explore. In today’s climate, it’s important that we give young girls strong women to look up to. AND that we give young boys …
I’m planning on starting out the year by focusing on small moments of joy, the little things everyday. I hope that after the year is done, I can put together a photo book documenting our year. Life has been nonstop one thing after another and I’ve lost sight of what’s really important. Can you relate? …
The New Year is fast approaching, making it the perfect time to do a year in review for kids! Use this free printable to create a memory that can be repeated year after year to document changes in each child’s interests. This is an activity that can be done with kids of any ages. Year …
I’m not sure if you know it or not, but I’m a contributor at the amazing site, The Preschool Toolbox. My most recent contribution is a Snowman Color Matching Game Free Printable. This activity is fun for toddlers and preschoolers at this time of year. I encourage you to visit The Preschool Toolbox and get the Snowman …
