Ready for a Project?

Go on, you know you want to make some bath paint!
Who says you have to be a wee little child to have some fun?

http://www.bathactivitiesforkids.com/2013/01/baby-bath-paint-recipe.html

Musical Fun with Mr. Mike

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL98B9F16937D2A48F

Discover Mr. Mike's finger plays, songs, and language development fun that engages preschoolers. This educator also has tips for working with special needs children.  His free resources are available on YouTube.

Study Finds Link Between Music and Preschoolers Reading Readiness

Study Finds Link Between Music and Preschoolers Reading Readiness

Diet, parental behavior and preschool can boost children's IQ

Diet, parental behavior and preschool can boost children's IQ

The Good Long Road

http://jennifischer.blogspot.com/2013/01/virtual-book-club-for-kids-move-eat.html

The description for this blog is great: 
Parenting is a Journey: Growing, Learning, Reading Along the Way 

You'll find many ideas for enriching learning opportunities of young children!

Reasons to Read

Visit Imagination Soup web site and you'll be hooked!  Sign up for their newsletter and win a bright, friendly free poster.  We knew you'd like that!

http://imaginationsoup.net/2013/01/23-reasons-to-read-printable-poster/

Nursery Rhymes & Phonological Awareness

Teach "A Rhyme a Week" with these free printables.  This is valuable phonological awareness and language/literacy development for youngsters!  Parkside Elementary uses these in "The Reading Room" with our students. 

http://curry.virginia.edu/go/wil/rimes_and_rhymes.htm

Word Paths

Search within puzzles for words with letters that touch one
another.  Have fun while reading and typing words you find!

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/phonics/word-paths/

Let's Go to the Store!

Everyday activities are a natural and effective way to begin teaching youngsters about letters and words. Download & print these colorful "take-along" sheets the next time you go to the grocery store or a market.  It will be the start of a reading adventure!


http://www.readingrockets.org/article/33132/

Word of the Year

http://nurturestore.co.uk/resolutions-with-kids-word-of-the-year#more-13434

Pave the Way for Success

 When challenges come, see them as opportunities to make decisions, create moments, and learn.

http://parentinvolvementmatters.org/articles/the-right-to-happiness-the-root-cause-of-entitlement-116.html