Education + Literacy

Playing games has always been a favorite activity of mine. There are games for everyone: all ages, stages, and group sizes. I am happy our family is getting to the stage of having weekly (realistically) monthly game nights where...

Summer is a great break for students.  However, it can also lead to regressions in a student's learning. Teachers spend most of August simply helping kids get acclimated back to school, and students are not academically where they were...

Thank you to Little Sunshine's Playhouse and Preschool for sponsoring this article. If you’re researching child care facilities, curriculums, theories, and preschools for your child you’ve probably heard about play-based learning. We are big fans of play-based learning at Little...

For us here in Nebraska, we tend to have a soft spot for Arbor Day. After all, the first American Arbor Day was celebrated just down the road in Nebraska City. But what really is Arbor Day? How did it come...

Children’s literacy is a passion of mine. My children know I’m hard-pressed to say no to a book purchase. I don’t possess a $5-a-day habit, so I’ve justified books as my vice and am okay with that. Shopping at...

At some point in life, children need to learn how to read. For some, it’s easy. For others, it’s not. Reading is one of those skills that takes a lot of practice. But how do you encourage someone who’s...

Thank you to Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool for sponsoring this article. Preschool education is so much more than just playtime and finger paints. Preschools like Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool lay the foundation for a lifetime of learning, fostering...

As parents, we want to make sure we set up our kids for success. One way to help make sure our kids are ready for success and the real world is to help make sure they understand how to...

The new year is a perfect time to set a reading goal. I try to set a goal each year, and I encourage my kids to do the same thing. You can make your goal a certain number of...

If you read my previous post on The Reluctant Reader, you’ll know that we struggled a bit to find books that my daughter was not only interested in reading, but that she could read. Making the transition from easy readers to...