Bonus #2!! “Next Time Won’t You Sing With Me?”

“Won’t you sing with me?” The catchy ending to a favorite song or an invitation to more? Music is a universal language that we begin sharing with our children from a very young age. We sing lullabies to babies, dance with preschoolers, listen to music in classrooms,...

Bonus! “Now I Know My ABCs”

Learning the alphabet (letter recognition) is a skill that happens naturally for most kids between the ages of 2 and 6. While learning the alphabet is often seen as an indicator of later success in other reading skills, research does not support that. What research...

Z – Love Does Zeal

The Oxford dictionary defines zeal as “great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.” Whether at home or in the classroom, one of our greatest objectives is for our children to know without a doubt that they are loved. The Oxford dictionary also...

Y – Love Does Yes

“Don’t jump on the couch.” “Stop running!” “No more talking.” These are common phrases we might find ourselves saying to our kids. Given the specific situation, they might well be reasonable requests that help maintain order and safety in our homes and classrooms. Our...

X – Love Does eXample

“Your children will follow your example, not your advice.” This anonymous quote puts into words what most parents and teachers instinctively know to be true. All we need to do is think back to when we were kids. With some exceptions, the adults from our childhoods are...

W – Love Does Work

When we first hold our newborn child or walk into a class of new students on the first day of school, we often have a shiny happy feeling of love. But it doesn’t take long for sleepless nights with an infant or nonstop chatter in the classroom to dull the shine of...

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