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Blogging A to Z: Daily Routine
Today’s the letter “D” and we’re talking all about daily routine. Is reading aloud a part of your daily routine? It definitely should be. “55% of children ages 0–5 are read books aloud at home at least five days a week, with 37% read to daily.” (Scholastic Kids & Family…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/5/2021
What I Read I read all three books I planned to read this week! I’m super proud of myself because we’re still working on our bathroom and I had to work on Saturday. So overall, I’m glad I read as much as I did. I finished up Rosie Loves Jack…
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Blogging A to Z: Concepts
Today for the letter “C” I’m going to be sharing the importance of the concept of books. This could have gone two different ways – concept books (books that teach basic concepts like colors, alphabet, shapes, counting) or literally the importance of understanding the concept of a book. Children learn…
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Blogging A to Z: Board Books
This is the perfect way to (almost) begin the alphabet because you begin reading aloud to your baby with board books! Board books are usually smaller than your typical picture book, made with heavy-duty cardboard pages, and are usually simplistic in plot. But don’t let the simplicity fool you. Although…
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Blogging A to Z: Access
It’s April first and that means two things – it’s April Fool’s Day and it’s the first day of the Blogging A to Z Challenge! (And that’s no joke!) For this challenge, each letter of the alphabet is assigned a day of the month. Conveniently, when you skip Sundays, the…
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Blogging A to Z Challenge Begins Tomorrow
Don’t forget to check out my new theme for this year’s Blogging A to Z Challenge that begins tomorrow! Each day I’ll be sharing an early literacy tip to help parents grow lifelong readers! Many families are already creating opportunities for their young children to explore early literacy skills. They…
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Slice of Life Day 31: Maid of Honor Speech
My sister has been engaged for just over a year now and with her wedding coming up in mid-June, I’m happy to report that my Maid of Honor speech is finally coming together. I’m not huge on public speaking, although I’ve got a lot better about it when I realize…
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Slice of Life Day 30: New Month, New Workout Plan
I did really great working out with a 30-day yoga journey in January. Then I fell off the bandwagon and got really lazy. It was cold and dark outside and rather than getting up a bit early, I chose to sleep instead of working out. Now that the weather is…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Places In Books I’d Love to Live
I think every week, I mention how much I enjoy Top Ten Tuesday themes because it really gets you thinking about books differently. For this theme, I was kind of all over the place! I grew up in a very small town, have lived in the suburbs of some large…
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Slice of Life Day 29: Mini-Vacation
Having taken off Friday and today, I’ll be honest, a mini-vacation was exactly what I needed! I was able to get some things done around the house, work on some blogging projects, and even got a few minutes to relax. It’s not to say that I still had to send…
