19. [PARENT CORNER] Fun and Simple Literacy-Building Activities for Preschool Parents with Kristina Harrill

In this Parent Corner episode, I’m joined by my amazing friend, Kristina, and we are talking all about building a foundation of literacy and reading with your kiddos.

Kristina is a former kindergarten teacher turned stay at home mom to 3 little ones. As a mom with an early childhood development and literacy background, she is very passionate about helping parents make the most out of their children's earliest years by focusing on learning through play. She loves to share a mix of real life, brands she uses and loves, early literacy activities and development tips for parents and early childhood educators.

Today, we’re getting into easy on-the-go activities, what your littles need to know before Kinder (and what they don’t) and fun and simple ways you can help your kiddos at home.

Episode Highlights:

• Managing mom, business and personal life
• Simple activities to practice letters and sounds; how parents can help with phonics at home
• What kids actually need to know before Kindergarten
• Simple on-the-go type activities for parents to build phonemic awareness/letter recognition
• Literacy app recommendations

Resources Mentioned: 

www.sweetforkindergarten.com

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Sweet-For-Kindergarten-Kristina-Harrill

https://www.facebook.com/groups/kindergartentipsandtricks

https://sweetforkindergarten.com/how-parents-can-help-with-phonics-at-home/

Homer app (affiliate link)

Starfall app

ABCya! app

Connect with today's guest:

www.instagram.com/kristinaharrill

www.instagram.com/sweetforkindergarten

Connect with your podcast host:

www.chantymacias.com/workshop

https://www.instagram.com/chanty.macias

https://www.chantymacias.com/contact

Check out all of my favorites for preschool and beyond:

https://www.amazon.com/shop/chantymacias

Mentioned in this episode:

Grab your Kindergarten Readiness Checklist Today!

Did you grab your K readiness checklist yet? Teachers love having this tool on their desk because it tells them exactly what they should work on with their students and parents go WILD for this tool because it gives them easy strategies they can do at home with their littles. It walks you through the 7 areas of development so you can track progress and provide support along the way.

Did I mention it’s free? Grab your copy of my Kinder Readiness Checklist so you can rest knowing your kiddos are prepared to rock Kindergarten.

https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6070813a1717a7a075fd2e35