Animals are so fun to learn about for both children and adults. My children have taught me so many new animals that I’ve never known about through books. We place the highest precedence on reading in our home — and I believe that if you read to your child, they will become a lifelong reader!!…
preschool books for letter j
Here are our favorite preschool books for the letter Jj! We love visiting the library and finding new books each week! Reading takes a huge priority in our home — we like to read every morning, noon, and night! Children will love to read if we give them the tools — I hope this list is helpful to…
best books about farms for kids
We absolutely love reading about the farm. So here is our list of best books about farms for kids. Since we live right next to a farm, it is only fitting to have reading material to educate ourselves (and have so much fun!) learning about the animals and equipment on a farm! {This post contains…
best books about trains for kids
We love trains around here — and what could be better to teach children about them than reading the best hands-on books about trains! I’ve compiled the best books about trains for kids — all books that include an extra feature to get your child interested in reading and to educate them on their favorite…
best books about bugs for kids
We love bugs around here!! I am so excited to compile the best books about bugs for kids. These creepy crawly animals are well-loved by my kiddos and I wrote about letting go of my own “fears” of bugs, so my children would have a natural desire to learn about them. Non-fiction books are perfect…
best books about space for kids
I am so excited to gather our favorite books about space for kids! Currently, all we can talk about is space. My husband is always sharing photos and videos from NASA with the children, and talking my ear off about the amazement of the universe. It is truly amazing how much children can learn when…
preschool books for letter i
Our favorite preschool books for the letter Ii teach both the short and long Ii sounds. We love visiting the library and finding new books each week!! Reading is the most important activity you can do with your child to help them become self-sufficient readers and writers. We love reading books together and we love to incorporate beginning…
preschool books for the letter h
Here are our favorite preschool books for the letter Hh. We love going to the library and finding new books each week {or so}!! Reading is the most important activity you can do with your child to help them become self-sufficient readers and writers — and learners!! We love reading books together, snuggled on the couch,…
our favorite christmas books for children
We love Christmas time at our house. We love the trees and the nativities and the cookies and the excitement. But I truly try to keep my children grounded during this month — it helps that we don’t have far to travel to see family — but also, what is important at Christmas? Celebrating the…
Who is Coming to Our House? {Nativity Sensory Bin}
We are excited to share our Nativity Sensory Bin, a Christmas book based activity! My children loved digging into this sensory bin while I read the Christmas story from one of our favorite books!! I grew up with about thirty different nativities around my house. My mom was a collector. But we all loved it!!…
preschool books for the letter g
I am happy to bring you our favorite preschool books for the letter Gg. This selection of books incorporates both the hard and soft Gg sounds, and includes stories about people and animals alike! I hope you and your child enjoy our children’s books selections for letter Gg! Reading opens a world of imagination and…
phonics learning with bob books
How can we teach our children to read? There are different schools of thought for how we should teach our children to productively, and confidently, learn to read. I recommend teaching a rigorous phonics program to children. That is, children learn the sound that each letter, or phoneme makes. For example, the word: mat has…
