Rosie Reader is a site that posts fun family activities that go along with children's books. Perfect for summer rain showers, they have a specific rainbow activity page. You can also get a fun rainbow sensory bin with themed discoveries.
Sensory bins are good for kids. They can help work on fine motor skills or promote calming. They can encourage cooperative play or provide for solo play. They can also be used to boost language development and critical thinking skills like classification. In addition to the rainbow sensory bin, Rosie and mom also have a pirate treasure sensory bin, a firefighter sensory bin, and a construction sensory bin.
RosieReader.com reviews a new book each week, which it then builds book-inspired activities around, including free printables for preschoolers, free book-inspired play ideas for kids, and easy crafts for kids (as well as easy Spanish-language lessons, using items adults are likely to already have at home. Every book on the site is reviewed (as relayed) by 3-year-old Rosie, with added insight from Mom. Coder, a former journalist, hopes to build a community of avid and engaged young readers and to add value to parents who find themselves unexpectedly homeschooling, as well as teachers seeking additional free resources to use in virtual classes or offline classrooms. She’s also hoping the watercolor imagery and simplicity of her website will create a moment of respite for adults.
I had a chance to interview the creative mind behind the site to learn more.
Why did you create your sensory bins?
Rosie loves touching and feeling things -- we touch tree stumps and bushes, play with rice and pasta, and talk about textures and weights often in our home. This was a way for us to build upon that with inside adventures. The weather is warming up where we are but we spent the winter coming up with new activities to pass the time.
How can it be helpful to have a sensory bin that connects with a certain theme or book?
We love books and we're avid readers! Our inside jokes revolve around our favorite titles so having sensory bins that we could tie back to books was a natural next step. Some people read a book and move on to the next one but if you can find ways to engage with the book, the content becomes even more meaningful. The whole idea behind ROSIE READER is to create reading adventures for kids ages 3 to 5. We firmly believe our hands-on approach helps kids interact with books longer and in a more focused way, which allows for the message of the book to truly be absorbed and enjoyed.
How do you choose what books to review and build activities around?
We're always reading. The books that Rosie requests be re-read make it onto a short list. That said, this is a tough question. We receive all kinds of books for consideration and as a working mom and a stay-at-home-mom too, there's only so much time to write the reviews and drum up the activities. We have to love the book, that's step one. Then it has to be among the most cherished. I keep an eye out for what's new. I also follow Rosie's favorite authors and illustrators to keep track of what they may have out next.
How do additional activities help boost literacy and interest in kids?
There are so many activities that help with language development, as well as fine motor skills, gross motor skills, comprehension, cognitive tasks, and more. Books bring to us words we might not have though to use, particularly with a child. So, now we have to explain those words and the more you talk, the more you expand -- in both what you are defining and as a result, in what you know. Adding activities has you engage with new concepts, new terms, new ideas... and well, new ideas build upon old ones. In this way, you are boosting literacy, comprehension, and setting up children for their next steps in learning.
About ROSIE READER
ROSIE READER is a website that creates reading adventures for children ages 3 to 5. For more information visit https://www.RosieReader.com/
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