Art on the Window

Little Dude had a ball with this rip-off of No Time for Flashcards post on free art. I thought our window was a better spot on such a gloomy day. It was perfect. He loved experimenting with stickers, markers, crayons. He asked if we could leave it there tomorrow too. No problem.

N is for night

Our little letter project was Nn today. We made a list of things of that start with Nn with drawings, but then decided to go with a "night catcher" instead. It catches the "night sky." Of course it confused little dude because I made a moon on with a paper plate to hang it. So, then it became a "night time necklace." That made more of a connection with him. Yay!

When you were in my tummy book

Here's a cool "when you were in my tummy" book. Tell Me My Story, Mama by Deb Lund. I'm not expecting another bambino, but if I were this would be a great book to read to my little dude. I've read it to him several times and we always get into this great conversation about the stuff he used to do when he was a baby. Memories . . . . . . .

Another word wall game

Little dude and I add a word wall word every week. Usually the words come from his suggestions (Mom, Dad, silly, work). He's really getting into making sentences now. Here's a game we play with word wall words.

Make a Smilebox collage

A CD with Rhymes and Songs

This is my favorite random library find ever. I just grabbed it at the library a couple of weeks ago and I don't want to return it. This little dude is loving the short rhymes and songs. Just awesome. Check out for yourself. It's called Frog in the Meadow, Music, Now I'm Two! by John M. Feierabend and Luann Saunders. I'll have to buy this one.

Word Wall Fun

Actually, it's more like Refrigerator Wall but you get the idea. Stevie's Memaw got him started on "g-o, go" and we've just been building from there. We started with the names of family members and then short sight words to help make sentences. We briefly do a word wall activity each day and when I'm on the phone, Stevie will usually try to out-talk me with word wall sentences. Smart little guy. Love him.

Math Monday

Here's a little thingy that little dude and I started recently. It's a number matching game with jacks(large) and number cards. Using the numbers 1-5, Mom lays out the number of jacks and asks tot to make the match with the numbers. If they are struggling, give them a choice . .. "Is it the matching number 2 or 5?" Pretty simple. I use sentence strips to make number cards. A good game for waiting rooms, if you have a stroller with a tray.

Initial sound pages

Stevie and I have just started playing "school." Here's some good initial sound worksheets to work on together. If your tot is familiar with all the alphabet letters/ sounds, then this is fun. If not, and your tot likes a little "tv time," check out Super Why. My kid loves it and it makes learning fun.
http://www.kidzone.ws/kindergarten/learning-letters/index.htm