Start your day off right with a few fun ideas for reinforcing letters and their sounds!

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Every moment is a teachable moment, including meal times.  Whether your child eats at home or is away for a meal, you can find ways to make it fun and educational!

What follows are ideas that I have gathered from fellow parents through observation in my pre-k classroom.  There are loads more - share in the comments if you can think of others!

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In our transitional society, children tend to slip in and out of friendships quite easily.  With relocating being the “norm”, children are constantly falling in and out of social situations, such as school, clubs, church and other organizations.

Every once in a while, though, children will make a connection with a peer that seems to be something deeper than just your classmate-friendship.  These close relationships are ones that tend to stand the test of distance and time and are most notable from about fifth grade and up.  Long distance friendships require work, though, to keep them up.  Here are some pointers to helping your older child keep those friendships that mean so much to him or her: Read more…

My mother-in-law started a project almost 8 years ago that has evolved into an Event each August.  She hand-wrote a letter to her first-born grandson, my son, Travis.  Read more…