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Blogging A to Z: Jump for Joy
Does your little one have enough energy to power a brand-new electric car? Are they the type of kid that just doesn’t stop moving all day long? And now for the most important question – can you harness that energy and send some my way? Some kids are extremely active…
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Blogging A to Z: Interactive
Reading aloud is rarely a one-way conversation. Reading aloud should be a group effort! Throughout a story, encourage your child to answer questions about what’s happening or something that they can find in the illustrations. Asking questions about what they think might happen next is a great way to begin…
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Blogging A to Z: Hand-Eye Coordination
Reading aloud is all about snuggles. But when you get to include practicing fine motor control while snuggling, that’s even better! When kids are young – think before Kindergarten you have to think of books as toys. Kids are learning about the world around them and that includes how books…
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Blogging A to Z: Grow
To encourage kids to be lifelong readers, make sure to include books for your kids to grow into! When you’ve got an itty bitty baby at home, make sure you have picture books incorporated on your shelf too. When your toddler starts obsessing over transportation vehicles, fill those shelves with…
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Blogging A to Z: Fun
What’s one of the biggest reasons kids don’t become lifelong readers? Because reading isn’t fun. It’s that simple, kids don’t find reading to be fun, so why would they choose to do it? So as a parent, teacher, family member, how do we make reading a fun activity for kids?…
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Blogging A to Z: Empathy
Today is brought to you by the letter “E”. And it’s all about empathy. Empathy is a skill that seems to be sorely lacking in today’s society. Empathy is not only the realization of another person’s feelings, wants, needs, or even motivation. It’s the idea that you can understand the…
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Blogging A to Z: Daily Routine
Today’s the letter “D” and we’re talking all about daily routine. Is reading aloud a part of your daily routine? It definitely should be. “55% of children ages 0ā5 are read books aloud at home at least five days a week, with 37% read to daily.” (Scholastic Kids & Family…
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Blogging A to Z: Concepts
Today for the letter “C” I’m going to be sharing the importance of the concept of books. This could have gone two different ways – concept books (books that teach basic concepts like colors, alphabet, shapes, counting) or literally the importance of understanding the concept of a book. Children learn…
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Blogging A to Z: Board Books
This is the perfect way to (almost) begin the alphabet because you begin reading aloud to your baby with board books! Board books are usually smaller than your typical picture book, made with heavy-duty cardboard pages, and are usually simplistic in plot. But don’t let the simplicity fool you. Although…
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Blogging A to Z: Access
It’s April first and that means two things – it’s April Fool’s Day and it’s the first day of the Blogging A to Z Challenge! (And that’s no joke!) For this challenge, each letter of the alphabet is assigned a day of the month. Conveniently, when you skip Sundays, the…
