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As a new year begins, I thought it would be fun to look back over last year and recount some of the most popular posts from 2012.  Some of these are popular in terms of number of views and others are some of my personal favorites.

1 January

Dressed for Snow Emergent Reader– This was my very first printable emergent reader.  I was so excited to be able to manipulate Microsoft clip art!  You can look for this to be a part of a Winter PreK Pack that I’m currently working on…due January 4!

2 February

Rhyme Time with The Cat in the Hat– I loved doing this FREE Rhyme Time Pack with my PreKinder.  And he had such an affection for The Cat in the Hat at that time, that it was enjoyable to make this unit and share with my readers.

3 March

NSis’ birth– The birth of my 4th child happened on the first day of March.  She has been such an added joy to our family.  At nearly 10 months, she is still VERY much laid back and goes with the flow.

4 April

Green Light, Red Light Print Awareness– Such a simple, yet effective way to help kids know where to start and stop reading.

5 May

Puzzle Racing Fun!– This was a top post of May and I loved the enthusiasm in which my then 3 year old took on the job of putting together this 1-20 number puzzle.  Move it!  Movie It! Move It!

6 June

Roll-a-Sentence– This is a post that I literally had ready to trash.  I thought no one would really think that much of it, but it went VIRAL on me; thanks to Pinterest!

7 July

20 Songs to Add Rhyme to Your Routine– I loved combining my two loves: literacy and music in this post.

8 August

Introduction of Reading the Alphabet– I was so excited to introduce this FREE PreK reading curriculum!  I have been amazed at the reach of it and how many moms and teachers have used it with all kinds of kids.  Exciting stuff!

9 September

Persuade the Pigeon; a Lesson in Persuasive Writing– This lesson was totally fun to do with my 1st grader (I think in was a whine-free lesson, which is rare) and was enjoyed by many readers and teachers of writing.

10 October

Word Study series with iHomeschool Network– In October, I participated in a 10 day series called Teaching Spelling Through Word Study, which opened the door to many emails and conversations about teaching literacy, even with those children who are more reluctant.

11 November

 

My ABC’s of Thanksgiving– Definitely another favorite of mine as well as a popular one to readers.  This one also went viral, thanks to the ladies of Kid Blogger Network!

12 December

50 Gifts for Kids: No Batteries Required– I created this one to go along with iHN’s 25 Days of Christmas.  Who doesn’t love the sturdy and battery-free toys that HearthSong or Melissa and Doug makes?  Yeah, I’ll be referring to this one quite often for my own kids…and not just for Christmas gifts. 🙂

Looking Ahead…

I already know one of my favorites for January will be the 5 day series called The ABC’s of Learning Toys and Manipulatives with the 60+ other bloggers from Kid Blogger Network.  Click on the image above to read more!

Thank you to all my readers for an encouraging 2012!  I can’t wait to see what 2013 has in store!  HAPPY NEW YEAR!

~Becky

Visit these blogs this week to see their “best of” posts from 2012!

52 Brand New ~ Adventures in Mommydom ~ angeliquefelix.com – The Magic Of Play ~At home with Ali ~ B-Inspired Mama ~ Blog Me Mom ~Boy Mama Teacher Mama ~ Busy Kids = Happy Mom ~ Carrots Are Orange ~ Caution! Twins at Play ~ Coffee Cups and Crayons ~ Confessions of a Montessori Mom ~ Craft To Art ~ Creative Family Fun ~ Creative Kid Snacks ~ Creative Learning Fun ~ Creative Playhouse
Creative with Kids ~ Cute and Peculiar ~ De tout et de rien: Activités pour le Préscolaire ~ Dirt And Boogers ~ Edventures with Kids ~ Enchanted Homeschooling Mom ~ The Good Long Road ~ Frogs and snails and puppy dog tails ~ Glittering Muffins ~ Go Kid Yourself ~ Growing A Jeweled Rose ~ hands on : as we grow ~ Here Come the Girls
Home Learning Journey ~ Housing A Forest ~ Mama Smiles ~ In Lieu of Preschool ~ Inspiration Laboratories ~ Inspired by Family ~ It’s A Long Story ~ JDaniel4’s Mom ~ Kids Creative Chaos ~ Kid World Citizen ~ Kindergarten & Preschool for Parents & Teachers ~ Kitchen Counter Chronicles ~ Laughing Kids Learn ~ Learn with Play at home
Lessons Learnt Journal ~ Life At The Zoo ~ Little Artists ~ Living Life Intentionally ~ Living Montessori Now ~ Love, Play, Learn ~ Loving My Nest ~ Mama Pea Pod ~ mama miss ~ Mamas Like Me ~ Mess For Less ~ Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas ~ Momma’s Fun World ~ Montessori Tidbits ~ My Buddies and I ~ My Little Bookcase ~ My Nearest and Dearest ~ No Twiddle Twaddle ~ Nurturestore ~ Octavia and Vicky ~ One Perfect Day ~ ourfeminist{play}school ~ Picklebums ~ Play Activities ~ Playdough to Plato
PlayDrMom ~ playful learners ~ playing with words 365 ~ PragmaticMom ~ Putti’sWorld ~ RainbowsWithinReach ~ Rainy Day Mum ~ Raising Playful Tots ~ Reading Confetti ~ Red Ted Art ~ Royal Baloo ~ Science Sparks ~ Scribble Doodle and Draw
Small Potatoes ~ Smiling like Sunshine ~ Sun Hats & Wellie Boots ~ Sun Scholars ~ Teach Preschool ~ The Educators’ Spin On It ~ The Fairy and The Frog ~ The Freckled Homeschooler ~ The Golden Gleam ~ The Imagination Tree ~ The Iowa Farmer’s Wife
The Outlaw Mom Blog ~ The Pleasantest Thing ~ This Reading Mama ~ Toddler Approved ~ Train Up a Child ~ True Aim ~ Two Big Two Little ~ What Do We Do All Day? ~ Connecting Family and Seoul

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