My family plans on enjoying a staycation this winter holiday. Originally, we planned on going to Disney World because we have never been there for the Christmas season. Once I looked at the park traffic schedule, we decided against it. We are a family which avoids crowds and I didn’t realize that Christmas at Disney is one …
Alliteration Books to Improve Your Child’s Reading Skills
Have you been following along in my reading series? As mentioned in a previous post, Great Rhyming Books, the first phonological skill developed is the enjoyment of rhyme and alliteration (developing around the age of 4). You can access the phonological development chart at Reading Rockets. Phonological skills are one of the building blocks to successful literacy. …
An Open Letter to my Daughters From a Theater Mom
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I have not been able to post for a while as my life was wonderfully interrupted with a theatrical production. I thought I would be able to write this while the production was going on, but I am not that organized. Being in a show seems to take up over …
Time for a Break: It’s Almost Performance Time
Thank you so much for following my blog. I am taking a short break and hope to be back to blogging in a couple weeks. I am deep into rehearsals for a production of Quilters which opens on October 8th. I must learn my lines and music. I will be back as soon as I get …