BOB Books

CLG has decided she wants to learn to read. She knows most of her letter sounds, and lately I've been hearing her trying to sound out words constantly. Between that and her nonstop questions about how different words are spelled, I thought it was time for her to try something new (I mean, seriously, the only time she stops asking how something is spelled is if she's sleeping or swimming! And when she's swimming, I betcha she's asking her swim instructor how he spells different words. I need a break from spelling!!!). So I introduced her to BOB... BOB books, that is!

We love these books! CLB used them to learn to read, and now it's CLG's turn.

These books are great! Just the right size for little hands, and the words that are used to tell the stories are perfect for little ones just trying to figure out how to sound out words. As kids work through the books, the number of words per sentence increases, allowing them to work on reading comprehension as well as sounding out words. And the pictures that are included help kids figure out what is happening in the story (This is not Shakespeare, people! Simple little stories with simple little words and simple little pictures!! Perfect for little people!!). CLB started to learn to read with them, so it's fun going through them again with CLG and remembering how much her big brother loved them. 

This time around, though, because of Pinterest, I've also found some fun sheets and activities to help CLG practice what she's learning. We did a couple today, and she loooved them! The site, 3 Dinosaurs, not only has some great printables for BOB books but also lists out a bunch of other sites with printables and activities.  I'm finding they're just enough of a challenge to satisfy CLG's curiosity, without overwhelming her (she's still little, after all!).

A word path for BOB Book Set 1, Book 8 from 3 Dinosaurs. CLG had fun with this one!

A tracing and stamping activity from 3 Dinosaurs. This was CLG's favorite! We didn't do the tracing, but she was all over the stamping!

CLG is really excited to be able to learn to read and to get to do school time like her crazy older brother. I'm excited for her, too! And for me! These books are a great change of pace from spelling out word, after word, after word, after word...