Today I'm sharing tips and tricks for doing interactive read alouds in your classroom. I remember the day my entire class was engaged. We were sitting in our chairs, hanging on every word as our teacher read Letters from Rifka. What would happen in Ellis Island? After everything she'd endured, would Rifka finally join her family in America? Or would she be sent back to Poland? There's nothing ... Read More
What are phonological and phonemic awareness?
What is phonological awareness? What is phonemic awareness? Learn how to help your students develop these important skills - and download a free cheat sheet! If you teach children ages 3-6, you've heard the terms phonological awareness and phonemic awareness. But what are they, exactly? Today I'll be sharing definitions of these important terms. I'll also provide links to free activities ... Read More
Letter Z Activities for 2-year-olds
Read on for fun letter Z activities for 2-year-olds! We did it! We made it to the last week of our series of alphabet activities for toddlers. We had to keep our activities short this week. That's because I was cleaning the house for overnight guests, which always takes a couple of days. After seven years of work, my husband is graduating with his PhD (yay!). Thankfully, my daughter already knew letter ... Read More
Letter Y Activities for 2-year-olds
Today we're sharing some simple letter Y activities for 2-year-olds. This post contains affiliate links. We're almost there! For a little over a year, I've been sharing the letter of the week activities that I've done with my younger daughter (our #5). Some weeks we spend a lot of time, and some a little ... it all depends on what's going on with the rest of the family. This week we kept it ... Read More
Letter X Activities for 2-year-olds
Enjoy these letter X activities for 2-year-olds! We're almost done with our letter of the week activities! For (over) the past year, I've been doing alphabet activities with my Two. Full disclosure: she recently turned three. Clearly we haven't done a letter each week. At the beginning, just after she turned two, we spent several weeks on each letter. As time rolled on and she got better at this, we did two ... Read More
Earth day books
Looking for Earth day books for preschool and up? You're in the right place! Here are some wonderful books to encourage young children to care for the environment! I hope you find some new favorites to read to your students. Earth Day books for preschool through grade 2 ... Read More
Letter W Activities for 2-year-olds
Today I'm sharing a variety of letter W activities for 2-year-olds! Are you doing letter of the week with your toddler? I've been sharing a variety of simple activities for 2-year-olds over the past year. We love to share activities that worked for us, but please choose only the ones that your child enjoys. Children go through a tremendous amout of growth and maturity the year that they're two. Some of ... Read More
Letter V Activities for 2-year-olds
Looking for letter V activities for 2-year-olds? You're in the right place! I've been teaching my 2-year-old the alphabet - not because we're in a race, or because I think small children need a lot of structured learning - but because it's fun. We keep it light - doing this a few days a week for about 10-15 minutes at a time. And she loves it! Here's our volcano craft - because of course ... Read More
Simple letter U activities for 2-year-olds
We hope you enjoy this set of fun letter U activities for 2-year-olds! We love learning the alphabet! I've been doing letter of the week activities with my toddler over the past year, and it's been so exciting to see her understanding grow! Truth: If we had truly done "letter of the week" we'd have been done more than 6 months ago. But ... this has taken longer than I anticipated (six kids and at an ... Read More
Letter T Activities for 2-year-olds
Try some of these fun letter T activities with your 2-year-old! Have you been following along with our letter of the week series for toddlers? In each post I share a collection of simple activities and printables that will help your 2-year-old learn the alphabet. I'll admit - life gets in the way at our house - so we're finishing this up a month after my little girl turned three. But I'm still ... Read More