College is a big decision in life for anyone. Where will I go? How will I pay for it? What will I major in? The one decision though that our children should not have to consider once they've earned a spot is can I afford to go? There's one thing that can help parents out with this decision to encourage our children to be a success as they earn their path to college. Have you considered a prepaid college option? Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, ... Read more...
Squirt the Sight Word: A Splashy Reading Activity for Kids
My daughter is the kind of learner where she sees a word once, hears the word and remembers it forever. Learning to read sight words was a breeze. My 2nd child struggles a bit more. He reads and hears the sight word it 10 times, it still doesn’t sink in. He reads it, hears it, and interacts with it 100 times… and begins to gain familiarity. 300 -500 times and he gets it. The thing with sight words, is that for most kids they need to be practiced. A lot. Squirt ... Read more...
Why Moms Should Consider Exploring Online Learning Courses
Finding ways to keep your brain challenged and growing as a stay at home mom is one thing I struggle with at times. I’ve been looking to find something that was provided immersive learning and helped to give me that brain boosting feeling I was missing from working full time. Plus available when I want and where I want with my busy schedule with the kids. This is a sponsored post by The Great Courses Plus #LearnWithTGCPlus #ShopShare We started The Educators’ Spin On It five years ago ... Read more...
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017
Join us in celebrating Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017 (1/27/17) for its fourth year. Co-founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom, the mission is to raise awareness on the ongoing need to include kid’s books that celebrate diversity in home and school bookshelves while also working diligently to get more of these types of books into the hands of young readers, parents and educators. Despite census data that shows 37% of the US population consists ... Read more...
Helping Kids Learn About Self Regulation with Feeling Buddies for Families
Are you done with the tantrums, tears and meltdowns? The Feeling Buddies© for Families Toolkit gives your kids healthy self regulation skills with the power to change everything. Let me share with you how it's changing the way we do things in our home. This post is sponsored by Conscious Discipline®, all opinions expressed are my own. The house seems a lot quieter these days now that both of my girls are in elementary school. One child is in 5th grade and the other ... Read more...
January Books for Kids featured at the Virtual Book Club
A new year means new themed books to feature for our weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids. Here's the January books list for the Virtual Book Club for Kids to make your plans to join us. Plus we're sharing a sneak peek at February's Books List too. Let's kick of the new year together packed full of books and activities with our kids. We're featuring the following January Themed Books and February Themed Books with Activities from our cohosts this new year. ... Read more...
How Pinterest is Changing Christmas for Moms
The holidays are such a fun time of year not just for the kids but for parents too. So many special firsts happen and memories we look forward to making with our children. However, there is something that's new to consider when planning the holidays and that's Christmas Ideas on Pinterest. Are you using it to your full advantage?Is it making parents feel more pressure?Do you know all that you can do for the holidays on Pinterest? I'm a bit obsessed with this platform and would love to ... Read more...
Learn Math with Holiday Advent Calendars
Advent Calendars, or count down calendars, are used by parents and teachers as a way to count down the days, or count the days until Christmas (depending on how you use your holiday advent calendars) They are both FUN and educational for kids. Here are some things that your child is learning when you use holiday advent calendars with some tips how to make them even more educational! Affiliate links. Learn Math with Holiday Advent Calendars Math learning objectives connect well ... Read more...
FabKids Clothing Review
FabKids provides age appropriate clothing that are fashionable and fun for your child. By mixing and matching pieces from the FabKids line you can create budget friendly outfits that look adorable and last. I’m sharing this as part of a sponsored series by FabKids. Shopping for Kids Clothes Having two daughters, a few years apart from each other, means that as a mom I spend more time than I’d like to admit to searching the store aisles for kids clothes for them to wear. The early ... Read more...
Supporting Your Child’s Academic Success with TestingMom.com
What does my child need to know for Kindergarten? How can I help them prepare? Two questions that I’m often asked by parents when they find out that I’m an early childhood teacher who taught in the Kindergarten classroom for nearly 10 years. The answers often surprise parents when they determine their child’s Kindergarten Readiness. This is a sponsored conversation about test prep on behalf of TestingMom.com and contains affiliate links to their program. Testing is a ... Read more...
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