1000 before kindergarten Archives ⋆ The Fairy Tale Family

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March 28, 2019

10 Must Read Spring Books for Toddlers 2019

With the welcome weather of spring, we like to transition Caleigh's books in her bedroom. Since I'm an English teacher an avid lover of reading myself, when we designed Cal's room, we wanted there to be multiple spaces where she could find books. We have a rolling cart where books stay pretty consistent throughout the year, but my favorite reading nooks are her shelves because I get to swap in themed books for seasons, holidays, or whatever she's learning. This weekend, I moved her winter r[...]

10 Must Read Winter Books For Your Toddler

Let's talk about winter books. Mama friends, winter time can be brutal with your child trapped in the house, which somehow seems smaller and smaller every day (maybe it's the messes piling up and limiting our livable space?). How is it possible to have so many toys and nothing new at the same time? While I'd like to say I'm the mom who bundles her toddler up and makes sure that we play outside every day, I'm absolutely not. Have you ever bundled your precious angel in snow pants, tie up boo[...]

Book Lovin’

We read everywhere! When Caleigh was cookin' in my belly, I inhaled parenting information. I read every article, book, blog, and pamphlet I could find. In doing this research, I came across a statistic that said children should read 1,000 before kindergarten. In doing a quick Google search, I found an organization dedicated to this: https://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/ The goal of 1,000 is exposing our babes to vocabulary of multi-levels, hearing repeat sounds, letter recognitio[...]