Sight words are words that are frequently used in children's books. Dolch studied children's books and created a list of the most used words and called them sight words. Sight words are also often words that are not easy to sound out. They can break the rules of traditional sounding-out methods of reading. Teaching a young child who is an emergent reader (a child who is noticing and taking an ... View Post
Archives for October 2013
Wonderful Wednesday Hop
For the month of October I'll be hosting a blog party with a few other bloggers called The Wonderful Wednesday Blog HOP. The hop includes many posts on creativity including fun in the kitchen, DIY projects, decorating, organzing and more. A blog hop like this allows me to bring even great variety to readers of Happy and Blesssed Home. Feel free to click on the header of this post to be taken to ... View Post
Family Fun Friday Week 41
Healthy skillet meals, cooking with kids, Thanksgiving Games, fire safety, pulled pork, chocolate bundt cake, free printables and more are all featured this week at Family Fun Friday. If you enjoy the features on Family Fun Friday please leave me a comment, I would love to hear from you! If you see things that you like here - please PIN them on Pinterest! If you PIN these lists it will help ... View Post
FREE Fall Printables for Preschoolers
I was so inspired by the Fall Wreath I created with my boys, I decided to create some FREE Fall Printables for Preschoolers that anyone reading this blog can enjoy with their preschooler. These printables include coloring pages, word tracing, and an activity to decorate trees with fall leaves. These free printables are a great way to introduce your little one(s) to the changes in seasons and some ... View Post
Toys for Learning
MelissaAndDoug.com has wonderful toys for learning and so much more. I absolutely love Melissa and Doug and not just because their toys are beautiful, functional, and sturdy; they treated me like a valuable customer. Last Christmas I sent a wish list to my family of Christmas gifts that I wanted for my boys and I wound up getting duplicates of over $100 in toys from Melissa and Doug. The ... View Post
Fall Wreath from Real Leaves
Have you ever wished you could bring the natural beauty of fall indoors? I have. I love all the colors of fall leaves. My home is decorated in those autumn hues: red, gold, orange, and green. I wanted to create a fall wreath from real leaves. So when Noreen from Crafty Journal shared a tutorial on how to preserve the colors in fall leaves, I was so excited. This is a great activity to do with ... View Post