Esther Crow, children's musician and singer from Thunder and Sunshine, contacted me recently to tell me about her new You Tube video 'The...

Why retell stories? Getting kids to retell stories in their own words is a valuable tool. In order to retell a story you must first have...

Some kids don't take to learning their ABCs as enthusiastically as others. That's fine. Its a challenge for us to find creative ways to...

Its kind of ironic isn't it? Squeezing the biggest thing into a shoe box... My son was so so excited to see what I had made for him. I...

Most five and six year olds understand the order of a rainbow's colors, give or take the odd mistake. This game uses that knowledge to...

This was so much fun and very easy and quick to set up. Building on the 'red words' that we have been teaching my son to read, I wanted...

It's our first Easter in NYC and we have heard a lot about the Easter Parade. If it's as colorful and creative as it sounds then we...

If your kid's teacher has asked you to go through letters, sounds or words that they need to know but you have no idea how to do it then...

Teaching children how to retell stories benefits them in many important ways It is often a theme in early years education that children...