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The Wiggle Waggle Song
Photo provided by rrss. Want a fun little song that gets the wiggles out while enforcing phonemic awareness skills? I thought you might be, so here it is! It’s a very simple song, but kids love it!...
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Easy Fruit Dip for Those Who Like to Eat, Eat, Eat, Apples and Bananas
I love simple recipes that children can help with at snack time. Here’s another favorite to add to that stash: Fruit Dip! Here are the players: In a bowl, combine: 1 (8oz) block of cream cheese (or...
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Pumpkin Drum
As you and your children are exploring the properties of pumpkins, you discover that the fact that they are hollow is one of their best characteristics. You find this out as you dig out their seeds...
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The Invisible Man
Here’s an activity I think I picked up in a phonemic awareness book once upon a time. You begin by telling the children you have a friend who wants to be an invisible man, perhaps as a Halloween...
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Book Activity – The Hungry Thing
I was first introduced to Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler’s The Hungry Thing at a workshop on phonemic/phonological awareness (learn more about that here). So, obviously, this book and activity are great...
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Crayons in the Box Song
This is a great song for learning about colors and for building rhyme recognition, an important skill for pre-readers (read more about phonological awareness here). Use this song during large group,...
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Five Favorites….To Start
OK, for those of you looking for more Dr. Seuss activities, here are five favorites to start off with! More to come! (Does anyone else ever feel like they’re juggling this many things?) The Cat in the...
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Does Your Alphabet Chart Need to Be Recalled?
I’m issuing my own product recall on alphabet charts, and yours might be included! This isn’t a safety issue, I can’t imagine an alphabet chart causing physical harm (though I suppose the occasional...
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Do You Hear That? Why Phonological Awareness is So Important for Preschoolers
Phonological Awareness is quite possibly my favorite early literacy skill to discuss. Partly because many people are already implementing it to some degree without recognizing it (remember:...
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Stretching Words – Playful Ways to Practice Phonemic Awareness
Do you remember as an early reader, struggling with a word and being told to “sound it out”? Well, the act of breaking a written word into its various parts requires several skills, but none of them...
View ArticleEasy Fruit Dip for Those Who Like to Eat, Eat, Eat, Apples and Bananas
I love simple recipes that children can help with at snack time. Here’s another favorite to add to that stash: Fruit Dip! Here are the players: In a bowl, combine: 1 (8oz) block of cream cheese (or...
View ArticlePumpkin Drum
As you and your children are exploring the properties of pumpkins, you discover that the fact that they are hollow is one of their best characteristics. You find this out as you dig out their seeds...
View ArticleThe Invisible Man
Here’s an activity I think I picked up in a phonemic awareness book once upon a time. You begin by telling the children you have a friend who wants to be an invisible man, perhaps as a Halloween...
View ArticleBook Activity – The Hungry Thing
I was first introduced to Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler’s The Hungry Thing at a workshop on phonemic/phonological awareness (learn more about that here). So, obviously, this book and activity are great...
View ArticleCrayons in the Box Song
This is a great song for learning about colors and for building rhyme recognition, an important skill for pre-readers (read more about phonological awareness here). Use this song during large group,...
View ArticleFive Favorites….To Start
OK, for those of you looking for more Dr. Seuss activities, here are five favorites to start off with! More to come! (Does anyone else ever feel like they’re juggling this many things?) The Cat in the...
View ArticleDoes Your Alphabet Chart Need to Be Recalled?
I’m issuing my own product recall on alphabet charts, and yours might be included! This isn’t a safety issue, I can’t imagine an alphabet chart causing physical harm (though I suppose the occasional...
View ArticleDo You Hear That? Why Phonological Awareness is So Important for Preschoolers
Phonological Awareness is quite possibly my favorite early literacy skill to discuss. Partly because many people are already implementing it to some degree without recognizing it (remember:...
View ArticleStretching Words – Playful Ways to Practice Phonemic Awareness
Do you remember as an early reader, struggling with a word and being told to “sound it out”? Well, the act of breaking a written word into its various parts requires several skills, but none of them...
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