You do the math(s). No, wait. Let me : ) At some point this summer, you’ve probably got somewhere between 26 and 60 days before your little munchkin steps into the challenges of Reception, Kindergarten, Year 1 or First Grade. There’ll be lots of new experiences, lots to learn, some excitement, and probably some leg-clinging. Having confidence in one area […]

How would 4 year olds experience a wordless book (an illustrated story, no words) vs. a pictureless book (all sounds, no pictures to look at)? One day I went in to a preschool classroom to debut a draft of my book: Buffalo Joe’s Sound Rodeo. I haven’t illustrated it yet since it’s still in draft mode; so the kids sat […]

As I taught my kids their ABC’s, I taught the basic letter sounds at the same time. And I made a common mistake parents make when teaching their kids the alphabet. Have you ever sung: “B says ____. B says ____. Every letter makes a sound and B says ____.”? What did you fill in the blank with? What would […]