Education resources for parents and teachers
I love compiling book lists for each letter! And this was a fun one because you can go so many places with letter M... monkeys, mice, monsters and more. Since I had so many choices I was able to limit this list to my very favorites. So here you have it: 14 of the best picture books for kids ages 3-5! Millie Waits for the Mail, by Alexander Steffensmeier I'm listing this book first ...Read More
Have you seen my Letter of the Week book lists? As a former teacher and children's book enthusiast, I just love compiling our favorites and finding new books to feature. If you're teaching kids about the letter N - or just need to add some new books to your shelf, check out these titles! The Best Nest, by PD Eastman If you've missed this vintage book, you need to ask your library for it today! Mrs. Bird is ...Read More
Today we're blessed to have a very talented and creative guest blogger! Angela writes over at Teaching Mama, where she shares countless learning ideas for toddlers and preschoolers. I'm an affiliate for her wonderful home preschool curriculum, The Preschool Journey. Do visit her beautiful site -- you'll find many terrific resources! Here's Angela... In honor of Valentine's Day, I wanted to share a hands-on ...Read More
Read on to get a free letter A printable! (This post contains affiliate links.) Free Letter A Printable: A is for Apple You can use these pages in different ways. You might want to print and laminate so that the page is good for many uses. Your toddler or preschooler can cover the dots with round magnets or pom poms with magnets hot glued to their backs. We usually print the pages and use ...Read More
I've been taking my preschool boys through a letter-by-letter alphabet exploration. Here's a great list of books to read for letter O. Oliver, by Birgitta Sif This book was new to me, and I'm so glad I discovered it! Oliver is different. He likes to play by himself with his toys and stuffed animals. But he always feels left out -- until he meets Olivia, who's a little different too. A treasure! An Octopus is ...Read More
I created this giant set of long a read 'n stick mats for my Five. By reading the accompanying word cards, he's learning the following phonics patterns: ay ai a-consonant-e I call these my Read 'n Stick Mats because you can laminate the pages and attach Velcro dots for extra fun matching. (Gotta love that rrrrip!) Why use Read 'n Stick Word Family Mats? 1) They're hands-on. My son enjoys reading the ...Read More
是时候另一封信的图书列表! Check out our fun list of letter P books. If you've been following along, you know that I share a variety of resources for each letter of the alphabet. We do arts and crafts, learn rhymes and songs, do math activities and more. But my favorite thing we do is create our book lists. Because whether or not you're doing Letter of the Week, you can always use a good ...Read More
Here's another letter of the week book list! We had a lot of fun with these letter Q books for preschoolers. The Queen's Feet, by Sarah Ellis This is such a fun story about a queen whose feet just won't behave. They never want to wear dignified shoes, and they won't be still during important meetings. The final straw is when they kick the ankle of an obnoxious visiting monarch. Hard. An entertaining story ...Read More
Time for another letter of the week book list! Today I'm sharing eleven letter R books. It's time for us to share more of our favorite books as we work to complete our letter of the week book lists - we're almost there! Little Red Riding Hood, by James Marshall Marshall's version of the classic fairy tales are just plain funny. You don't want to miss his goofy illustrations and hilarious dialogue. My favorite ...Read More
Today I'm sharing twelve fun books for letter S! Hurray! We're on our last letter of the week book list! Now you can find a great list of favorite picture books for every letter of the alphabet. Whether or not you do Letter of the Week, these lists are helpful for choosing books for your next library trip or even planning birthday or Christmas gifts. On to the list! The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, ...Read More
