Self Care Tips for Moms This Mother’s Day, I can feel the stress surmounting more than years past. ALL moms could use more time for self care… and more gifts for book lovers, of course! Perhaps it is a sign of the economic times, up and down pandemic era, or the end of the school… Continue reading Mom Gifts for Book Lovers
Category: Reading
How to Find AR Books on Amazon
If you’re anything like our family, AR Books have been a struggle from day one. I feel like I missed a memo at the beginning of Kindergarten orientation or something. All the sudden in the First Grade, my kids needed to find AR books, read them, and pass tests on them. For the busy moms,… Continue reading How to Find AR Books on Amazon
Easy Easter Basket Ideas for Busy Moms
*This post contains affiliate links. Spring Traditions Easter is such a fun springtime tradition. I love how spring feels so hopeful. The warmer weather is really nice and the budding flowers are such a nice promise of what’s to come. Whether you celebrate Easter for religious reasons or for the cute bunny and goodies, it’s… Continue reading Easy Easter Basket Ideas for Busy Moms
Self Care for March Madness – Grade School Edition
By Guest Blogger: Ciara Cheriese Most people associate “March Madness” with college basketball… However, any parent of a grade schooler knows that “March Madness” applies directly to them & their kiddos! This is the time of year, when project after project is due… When homework seems like it is taking even longer than before… When… Continue reading Self Care for March Madness – Grade School Edition
Read Along Books and Digital Sight Word Bundle
We are so excited to introduce our first Read Along Books Series in a Digital Sight Word Bundle. This package includes everything you need to help your child learn all 20 Sight Words in the first list of Baseball Words (Ball Words, Dolch Words, Fry Words). Teaching Sight Words Learning sight words can be a… Continue reading Read Along Books and Digital Sight Word Bundle
Sir Dapper Plaid: Writing Inspiration
Growing up, I did not care for plaid. I didn’t appreciate it until my adult life when I became OBSESSED with it. Much like many things in life, plaid appealed to me more and more as I aged. I learned to celebrate the unique structure of plaid and relish the diversity of how many varieties… Continue reading Sir Dapper Plaid: Writing Inspiration
Free Sight Word Tracker for Busy Moms
Those pesky sight words always seemed to baffle my mind. When my own kids were first studying sight words in kindergarten, I was perplexed as to why some words came easy to them and others did not. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason as to why they knew some words easily and others… Continue reading Free Sight Word Tracker for Busy Moms
5 Quick Ways to Teach Sight Words to Kids
Here at Candy Lemon Books, we really like to focus on sight words. The reason for this is that I felt such immense stress when my kids were in kindergarten. It was the first time I had ever heard that sight words had to be memorized in order to pass their grade. I am a… Continue reading 5 Quick Ways to Teach Sight Words to Kids
Does My Kid Really Need to Read for 30 Minutes Every Night?
Bottom line… YES! But do we hit the mark every night… NO! Here are some statistics that really do show the benefit of the ACCUMULATED hours of reading. “If daily reading begins at day one, by the time the child is five years old, he or she has been fed roughly 54,750 minutes of brain food!”(from Why… Continue reading Does My Kid Really Need to Read for 30 Minutes Every Night?
Writing Inspiration: Llama Friends
I was a little surprised when my kids got to kindergarten and they handed us a list of SIGHT WORDS. They told us they will need to start remembering these words and will be evaluated on their reading level based on how many they know by sight! As a young mother, I wish there had… Continue reading Writing Inspiration: Llama Friends