Age 5-8
Baby Sign Language: How Our Preschooler Uses Sign {Part 7}
When I was a school librarian, one of the teachers I most admired happened to use sign language with her (hearing) second graders. When gathering the kids at the end of their library book checkout period, it was often a loud,…
Loving These Lately: Gems from Our Home Library
Lately I’ve been so busy blogging about baby sign language that I haven’t shared any book recommendations! This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I usually share “Gems from our Recent Library Checkouts”…
- Activities, Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age early elementary, Comprehension Strategies, Fine Motor Skills, Our Literate Life
Pretend Play: Little Librarians {Ideas, Skills & Printables}
One of my favorite milestones was when Preschool Bookworm hit the age when pretend play became a “thing”! In my own childhood, I can remember countless hours upon hours playing pretend supermarket and restaurant with my little sister. She always…
April Bookworm Bingo: Literacy Activities {printable}
April is the perfect time to add some reading fun to your routine! The library world is bursting with inspiration: the April calendar includes National Drop Everything and Read Month, celebrated in honor of Beverly Cleary’s birthday in mid April; National…
- Activities, Age 0-1, Age 1-2, Age 2-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age early elementary, Counting books, Lift the Flap Books, Our Literate Life
5 Kinds of Books We Pack for Waiting Rooms & Restaurants
I’ve shared in the past a bit of the impact Hands Free Mama has had on me as I think about the literacy rich environment I want to create for my family. Today as I packed the diaper bag for a…
- Age 2-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age early elementary, Christian faith based books, Easter books, Holidays
Our Favorite Easter Books That Aren’t About Bunnies
I’ll begin by saying that I have nothing against the Easter bunny. But, my is it a tall order to find Easter books that are about Jesus! I’ve had my own Easter hunt the last few weeks, including maxing out…
- Age 0-1, Age 1-2, Age 2-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age early elementary, Birthday Bookworms, Construction and Vehicle Books, Loving These Lately, Meaningful Messages, Rhyming Books, Sharing
Loving These Lately: Gems from Our Recent Library Visits
Baby Bookworm’s recent disdain for his stroller and penchant for “unshelving” books wherever he sees them has caused our family book browsing at the library to be a bit condensed lately! (Someday I’ll miss these days, they tell me.) We have,…
- Age 0-1, Age 1-2, Age 2-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age early elementary, Comprehension Strategies, Printables, Throwback Thursday
Vintage Children’s Books: Printable Chart of Titles & Themes
Over the past six months, I have had a BLAST putting together my weekly Throwback Thursday feature! My bookworms have fallen in love with dozens of books that literally generations of kids before them have fallen in love with, too.…
- Activities, Age 1-2, Age 2-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age early elementary, Big Kids, Bookworm Bingo, Our Literate Life, Printables
March Bookworm Bingo FREE Printable of Literacy Activities
March in my neck of the woods is a dreary month when we’re all itching for warm weather but it’s not quite here… the perfect time to brighten everyone’s calendar with literacy based FUN! I hope that this month’s Bookworm…
- Activities, Age 2-3, Age 3-5, Age 5-8, Age early elementary, Meaningful Messages, Rhyming Books, Throwback Thursday
Horton Hatches the Egg: Throwback Thursday Grand Finale!
A few years ago I read Horton Hatches the Egg aloud twenty five times within five days. It was the springboard book for my school-wide author study*, so I read it to ALL of my classes from kindergarten up through…
The Monster at the End of This Book: Vintage Metafiction #tbt
I tried reading The Monster at the End of This Book back when Preschool Bookworm was still Toddler Bookworm. He totally didn’t get it. Now that he’s a sophisticated three year old, he has come to understand the humor of…
