Top 5 reasons I love an alphabet book: They're fun to read. The kids pick up on the patterns & start to predict what comes next. ...

I spent my weekend writing sight word flash cards, highlighting activities that each kid needs to practice at home and making number cards. ...

I saw this adorable idea on Pinterest for letter recognition. {photo from tonsoffunpreschoolactivities.blogspot.com } But when I went t...

Just a quick one today friends.  We've been out serving our community this morning {and hanging out with Emily from The Biggest Loser....

Who doesn't love Dr. Seuss?  And why are we limiting his influence to his birthday month?  Seriously...there are so so so many things t...

workshop.  daily five.  guided reading.  whatever you want to call it.  here's some ideas for literacy love.  {in case you're all Ch...

I really hope you have a SmartBoard or some sort of technology that allows you to use Smart Exchange.  I found a phonics file that I absolut...

This may be a little much for my kinders if I try to explain every new word as vocabulary {anamorphosis?!}, but if they just want to sit and...

Ladies {because I'm assuming your husbands and boyfriends are currently parked on the couch in front of football like mine}, I'm h...

I have found the BEST blog while building my newest cyber home on Pinterest .  I was immediately drawn to the name No time for flash cards ...