Last year I hosted a Valentine’s Day party for my children and their friends. I wanted them to experience exchanging valentines because it is one of the few fond memories I have of my school years. Maybe my nostalgia was overcoming me, but I actually thought it would be sad if they never experienced this […]
Archives for February 2009
Dilly Dally
Not your typical Read Aloud
If you have young children you are most likely already participating in read-alouds. Non-homeschoolers refer to this simply as story time, and it generally occurs in the evening.Exposure to quality children’s literature and picture books is a wonderful way to ignite a love of reading and is said to be essential in developing language and […]