5 Tips for Raising a Reader

Raising a reader is a daunting task.As a former language arts teacher, book lover, and Usborne book lady, here are my top tips toRaising a Reader!1- Expose your child to lots of books!Children are inquisitive.  They ask a billion questions a day.  One answer I have always tried to stray from is, "Because I said."  Filling your shelves with fairy tales and classic stories is great,...

I Can Read: Interactive Sight Words

Yall, Sweet Pea is getting into words and language so much more lately!It's like an explosion has happened, and I am so excited to be able to witness and take part in this journey with her.We love our I Can Read books from Mother Goose Time. In the past, she has always considered this book "a game" as she uses the sight word arrows to point to the matching words in the book.  I, on the...

Creating a Preschool Library at Home

Books, books, books!  I absolutely LOVE books.  One of the main things I want to cultivate in Sweet Pea is a love of reading, and to do that, I started reading to her out of the womb.  However, now that she's 3, I am a thinking more about what exactly am I reading to her, which brought some big questions on my mind.How do I find good books for her right now?   How do I...

Building a Reading Nest

The month of April we are studying Birds and Eggs. I have to admit, when I first heard the name of the unit, I thought it wouldn't be that much fun, but boy was I wrong.It's only Day 1 and Sweet Pea is LOVING IT!  Maybe it's the fact that her vocabulary is blowing up, or that she's been much better playing by herself, but whatever it is, she is absolutely loving this theme!The...

Bible Journaling: What Do You Treasure?

                       I am reading the book 7 by Jen Hatmaker.I just read the chapter on possessions (month 3), and I feel like I just got punched in the gut, then upcut to the face, and I am still asking for more.  This book yall... this book is so convicting.  I just have to write this quote (much of it I quoted in what...

Library Adventures on Wednesday

Every Wednesday at 10 am, our local library hosts "Story Time" for kids.  This is an amazing opprotunity to meet other stay at home moms and dads, make new friends, and enjoy an outing learning to love reading! Does it get much better?Sweet Pea's favorite activity is reading.  Ive caught her several times crawling into her chair in her playroom "reading" a book. Just recently, she has...