We have our reading strategy down well--read, read, read. We read a lot to avoid summer setback in our reading skills. This seems to be the ...

The Olympics are almost here! Here is a nice list of ideas for activities surrounding the London Olympics. http://www.activityvillage....

image source Learning time can be pretty simple if you are working one-on-one with a child. It can also be relatively simple if you are ...

This is a great sensory art project for summer! Supplies: blue paper plate or blue paper foamies or other fish stickers little ...

Here are some fun ideas for Fourth of July food I found on Pinterest! Strawberries by the Sister's Cafe Punch ...

Last Monday, I talked about the simple activity of creating letters filled with something that starts with that letter. I showed you ...

Decorating a block letter with something that starts with that letter is a great, hands-on way to focus on beginning sounds. Here we h...

A fun activity for summer is to paint watercolors outside. You can paint on the driveway, paper, or on each other (as my girls deci...

Oh yes, this is a beloved activity of my girls. This is great--no prep, learn colors, practice fine motor skills, and practice sitting st...

The final day of teacher appreciation week, we did a luncheon. Honestly, feeding 50 some-odd people was an intimidating thing for me. One...

I forgot to take a picture of this, so I am using a picture off the web. Another gift for Teacher Appreciation Week I did to go alo...

Here are the summer activities we have on the blog to date. First, sometimes summer is a time we want to relax and not worry about learni...

Subway art is very popular right now. For one of the teacher's gifts during teacher appreciation week, I decided to make a subway...

Way back last August when I started planning teacher appreciation week, I asked Raegan for ideas. One she gave me that fit perfectly wi...

The first week in May is traditionally Teacher appreciation week. I was the PTO rep over this week. I choose a theme of "Nurturing...