One of the greatest treats about my website www.teachingheart.net is the treats authors will send me in hopes I will feature their book on my site. This month I have gotten lucky and was sent a variety of back to school books that I did not have and that I have not read. Here is […]
Birthday Parties!!! Star Wars Part II
Tip Junkie is running a week of birthday ideas… For my friends that think we go all out for Z’s parties, hop over to Tip Junkie and check out the super cool parties she is featuring there. The Teaching Heart Spiderman Birthday Party was featured on the Tip Junkie blog! Right now I am about […]
Getting Ready For Kindergarten!
The internet is a full of fun and educational things you can do with your children to encourage kindergarten readiness! Below are some free sites that I use with my kiddos. FREE Worksheets and Extra Practice: 1.) http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/manuscript/javascripts/_my8linestext.htm – Handwriting for Kids site. This free site is great for practicing printing your child’s name. Just […]
33 Years of Blessings
If I could pick a song that summed up my life it would be Blessed by Martina McBride. Today is my birthday and I feel so thankful for all that God has blessed me with. I get kissed by the sun Each morning Put my feet on a hardwood floor I get to hear my […]
Off to Kindergarten
My little man starts Kindergarten tomorrow. It’s hard to believe this day is already here & he really was THAT little. I wish his little start to becoming a big guy goes smoothly. May God be by his side and watch him when I am not around. May he remember all the things we have […]
Them Apples
We made the tiny apples this weekend. My kids enjoyed it for about five minutes and then they started eating their creations and I was left to make the rest of the apples. They had fun and that is what counts. We used dots and green apple flavored sugar to decorate. Even my two year […]
Tiny Apples – Something on my list of TO DO!
I was telling my girlfriends about the cutest recipe in the Family Fun Sept. 08 issue. Just look how cute these apples are:I am in love and can’t wait to give this a try with the kiddos. I’ll post our creations when we do this. Looks easy enough and a fun project for them. You […]
Keeping Kids Busy – Books on CD
So, being that I was a teacher I have tons of books on CD (plus I visit amazon and ebay to add to my collection – the way I look at it is that I can resell them later or use in a future classroom). My five year old has been listening to them since […]
Playgroup Pals New Chapter
http://www.youtube.com/get_player When my son was 18 months old, I started a playgroup. I was desperate! I had moved back to my hometown and realized… hmmm, all my friends in the area were still busy bar hopping and meeting that perfect guy. I was on a different page in my life. I was married, a mommy, […]
Book Time With Froggy
Froggy books are loved by Kindergarten through Second Grade Students. It’s very very difficult not to like froggy. Those wide innocent eyes. That wide innocent mouth. He’s the cutest frog. Looking for a good read aloud story? Just pick up the nearest Froggy book you can find and start reading it. Children react to Froggy’s […]