Category Archives: Reading With Your Children
Car “Games” Part Two
Here are a few more car games that we do while driving or while having a meal. * The opposite game: I give them a word and they have to tell me the opposite. * The synonym game: (My oldest … Continue reading
Car “Games” Part One
We are all busy and often part of our day includes shuttling kids around in the car. I use that time to get in some fun, learning activities with the boys which they all love! (I also do this during … Continue reading
Poetry to the Rescue!
I have three boys and my husband works a lot so I’m almost always on my own for dinner time and bath time and it can sometimes get nuts! I’ve mentioned before how sitting down to read calms my brood. … Continue reading
Board Books or Picture Books?
Most people start reading to babies using board books which is great! Usually (but not always) board books have simple patterns, repeating lines, simple story lines, and the pictures closely match the text so they are easy for babies to … Continue reading
Sort It Out
I’m always trying to think of learning activities to do with my kids….ones that they will enjoy but that will also be educational! My most recent activity has been sorting. This is great for all ages because you can differentiate … Continue reading
Books, Books Everywhere!
I have three boys….and they are definitely boys! Rough-housing, fighting, jumping, crashing, smashing etc. They are a wild bunch! Sometimes when things get too wild, I sit them all down and we read. It seems to be the only real … Continue reading
Summer Reading
Often in the summer we relax….maybe it’s the heat, maybe it’s the lack of a schedule since the kids aren’t in school…but we forget to read to our kids. I suggest the opposite approach! I suggest bombarding your kids with … Continue reading
Nursery Rhymes
With all the technology in the world today we’ve gotten away from some of the traditional things we grew up with as children…such as reciting poems and nursery rhymes. Nursery rhymes are important for children to hear. They help children … Continue reading
Books on Tape/CD
My eldest has “story packs” that he receives from school. He brings them home and they contain a book, puppet of some sort, and a journal. Well, he brought home one the other day and it also contained a tape … Continue reading
Three Ways to Read
When I was a teacher it used to absolutely break my heart to hear my students tell me they couldn’t read (or write). Let me tell you something….kids don’t think those kind of things unless someone has told them that … Continue reading