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Small books are a key step in teaching reading. The smaller the better, the more repetative the better. Books that make you want to die rather than read them over, and over, and over... and over.

Teaching Reading for parents: Step 2 — Small Books

PUBLISHED: January 8, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

Small books are my arch nemesis.  Thankfully, they are small.  Aka, short.  As in, although it feels like it took them an hour to read it, it was less Continue Reading

Learning letters is all about fun & games. Here are six games to play to learn your letter sounds!

Teaching Reading for parents: Step 1 — Sounds, Phonics

PUBLISHED: January 7, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

Reading isn't all about squirmy reading on the couch.  A lot of it can be REALLY fun -- especially teaching letters!  Learning sounds phonics can Continue Reading

5 Tips for Early Readers

PUBLISHED: January 6, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

I am just a mom who has had pretty good success teaching my 3 children how to read.  Each time I thought it was a fluke.  I think 3 times Continue Reading

Flashback Weekend

PUBLISHED: January 4, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

Well, now that I have spilled my OCD all over the place with my weekly cleaning schedule I'm fresh out of ideas, so I'm flashing back to one of my Continue Reading

T-Shirt Filing

PUBLISHED: January 4, 2014 | By Hilary Erickson

I've had a few friends talk about T-shirt filing that I talked about in my Wednesday cleaning schedule. a.  it's life changing.  You can put SO Continue Reading

Weekly Cleaning Plan: Sundays

PUBLISHED: December 29, 2013 | By Hilary Erickson

Sundays is my "day off" -- at least from cleaning.This isn't anything new for the LDS readers of my blog, but for others I know that often Sunday is Continue Reading

If You Haven’t Gotten My Card…

PUBLISHED: December 24, 2013 | By Hilary Erickson

First off, condolences.My cards are obviously amazing.But, the blog has it and boy oh boy is this year a goodie.  We had a lot of footnotes, I'm Continue Reading

Believing

PUBLISHED: December 24, 2013 | By Hilary Erickson

I originally wrote this post in 2007 -- 5 years ago.I'll paste it here -- and then have a few comments down below...Why I Believe by H.P.E.  I Continue Reading

A Light in a Dark World

PUBLISHED: December 20, 2013 | By Hilary Erickson

This morning I went to Walmart at 6 am, and exited about 6:45.  It was still SO dark outside, and I wasn't expecting it.  I thought about in Continue Reading

Kalamata Olive Aioli

PUBLISHED: December 12, 2013 | By Hilary Erickson

Once upon a time I lived in California and me and a bunch of friends would frequent the Nordstroms bistro and bask in the love of their fries and Continue Reading

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