We love books, and we love learning through books here. Picture books, chapter books, encyclopedias, anthogies, whatever! But being the perfectionist that I am, I'm often less than enthused by curricula that's designed to tell me what I should be doing with each book we read. It just always seems thin, and sort of forced. … Continue reading How to Create Activities for Any Book
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20 Ways to Use Rory’s Story Cubes
(this post contains affiliate links, please see sidebar for full disclosure) Being the language arts junkie that I am, I bought three different kinds of Rory's Story Cubes. We have the Original, Actions, and Voyages cube sets. My favorite take away from my years as a speech-language pathologist is how to take what you have, and use … Continue reading 20 Ways to Use Rory’s Story Cubes
Once Upon a Time Card Game
(This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure on the sidebar.) We love games here, but I don't typically buy them except for Christmas and birthdays. So I surprised myself by heading over to Amazon to purchase the Once Upon a Time card game on a whim. I'm so glad I did! I not only bought … Continue reading Once Upon a Time Card Game