Family reading

If you’ve ever had your family photos taken with little ones in tow, you know what a feat it is. We know the same. It’s why I’m going to show you way too many of ours. It was hard work to get these, baby. Because as I’m sure Lauren (our brilliant best friend/amazing photographer) would […]

If you pull out a book and your children run to do chores, you're choosing the wrong one! Here's a list of 50 family read alouds that will delight everyone.

(please note that this post includes affiliate links. Read my full disclosures here.) Reading aloud is a chance for families to connect meaningfully, despite the craziness of life. Studies have shown that it also increases our children’s academic success and instills in them the values …

Tuesday was our annual Bingo for Books event. I posted about it on my Facebook page and had several questions about it, so I wanted to elaborate here. It’s surprisingly simple and so much fun. At our school, Bingo for Books started as a fourth grade event, then it moved to third grade, and is […]

Are you looking for a way to encourage and motivate your students to read or just a fun activity for to celebrate reading month? This Reading Bingo is always a big hit and favorite for early elementary students. This no-prep, printable reading activity can be used by classroom teachers, librarians, and homeschool families. Click on the picture to learn more about and print this Dr. Seuss inspired activity for FREE! #readingmonth #readingbingo #freeprintable #drseussactivity #drseuss

This post contains affiliate links. I am a member of the Netflix Stream Team, and this post is sponsored by Netflix. All opinions are my own. The Winter months can mean lots of time spent indoors when kids are home from school due to inclement weather. Did you know that many of your kids’ favorite […]

Help families read with their child every night! This free toolkit explains the importance of read alouds and how to include it in their daily routine. Also includes discussion questions that can be used with any book (at any age!), book lists, journals and more!

Hi everyone, If you follow my Facebook page, you might already have seen this... I wrote an article for Scholar's Choice (Canada's teacher store) this month

Inside you’ll find: my boys favorite chapter books we read this year. Most of them I’d say fit the category of living books! 2017 was the year we really started diving into chapter books. I’ve been dreaming about this stage in life since before I was married! Sharing fantastic stories and adventures within the pages [...]

AN Word Family Picture and Word Match. Identifying words ending in –AN by matching the words with each picture.