Teaching sight words to your child at an early age helps improve reading ability, fluency, and writing skills too! In kindergarten, your child will start learning beginning level sight words to build reading skills. Learning sight words helps your child find ways to sound out unknown words and expand their vocabulary. What are sight words? Sight words are usually words that kindergarteners will see repeatedly—sometimes called popcorn words, since they pop up all the time!
Summer is in full swing, and your kids are excited to play outside and explore! Before school starts again (and it always comes up fast!), enjoy the summer sun and spend family time together. Here are seven of our favorite late summer activities for kids. Picnic Trips This summer activity for the kids can be as simple as eating lunch on a blanket in the backyard, or as adventurous as taking a day trip to
With this new personalized book series and partnership, I See Me! hopes to provide resources and support to young readers and children with different learning styles. Throughout July and August, customers who use the code AUSM at iseeme.com will receive a 10 percent discount on their purchase of any I See Me! product. At the end of the partnership period, I See Me! will donate 10 percent of the proceeds back to the organization. “For
The Fourth of July is both a day off to spend with friends and family, and a time to celebrate America’s independence. Teach your child the meaning behind Independence Day and celebrate our freedom and patriotism with these five fun activities! Why do we celebrate Independence Day? Independence Day is the time we celebrate America’s independence from British rule. The official vote for independence took place on July 2nd 1776, but the Continental Congress formally
The kids are out of school and full of boundless energy! Without the structure of school, you’ll want to schedule some fun summer activities and experiences that will get the kids outside and engaged in learning. These summer activities for kids will keep them occupied and entertained this summer! Visit a museum you’ve never been to before. Stop by a farmer’s market and pick up fresh fruits and vegetables for dinner. Go rock hunting and
Children are constantly exploring the world around them, and eager to discover as much as possible. Adding science experiments for kids to your preschooler’s at-home activities helps foster a love of science that will serve her well when she starts school. With these seven summer science projects, you might learn something too! Seed Jar Experiments Germination occurs when a seed starts to grow, but as seeds are usually underground you rarely see the early part
With kids out of school, summer birthdays offer the perfect opportunity to stimulate your child’s imagination and creativity. Here are ten ideas to have a sensational summer bash that combine crafts, experiences, and themed play. A Swashbucklin’ Pirate Party Make your own birthday invitations to look like a treasure map and ask all the kids to dress up in pirate-themed attire. Pirate photo props are perfect to have on hand, so kids can take their
Developing kindness in your children at a young age will help them grow to be conscientious, compassionate adults. Rather than provide a lecture or educational lesson on kindness, there are day-to-day things you can do for and with your child to encourage understanding and empathy. Here are some suggestions to teach kindness in your child on a regular basis. Arrange a play date with your child’s friend or classmate. Schedule playtime with your child’s friend
Personalized book publisher I See Me! hopes to help sustain forests by giving back to Three Rivers Park District’s “Forests Forever” program—a tree planting effort designed to reestablish native habitats. With the code TREE, customers will receive a 10 percent discount on their purchase at www.iseemee.com, and a percent of the proceeds in June will be donated to the Three Rivers Park District Foundation to benefit Forests Forever. “Our mission is to bring smiles
Father’s Day is a time to share an activity or experience together, making lasting family memories he will cherish for years to come. Make the devoted dad of your family feel extra special with Father’s Day activities that everyone will love! Go for a bike ride Spend quality time with dad on a family bike ride. He’ll love being active and outside on Father’s Day! Pretend play as superheroes It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s Super
