C Gayle

How To Encourage Kids To Read

In over twenty years as a teacher the number one question parents asked about most was How To Encourage Kids To Read. This is a problem that most parents face at one time or another. My advice to the parents was always the same. 5 Valuable Tips for En... Read >

Getting Your Preschool Child Ready To Read

Parents of 4 and 5 year olds know that soon their children will be entering kindergarten. Many are wondering just how prepared their child is for this new venture. Getting Your Preschool Child Ready to Read will help ease the apprehension most parents fac... Read >

7 Activities To Promote Reading For Preschoolers

Have you ever noticed how much little 4 and 5 year old children like to just play? They seem to take even the most trivial of activities and turn them into something fun. So why not make a game out of getting them ready to read? Let's take a look at 7 Act... Read >

5 Pre-Reading Tips For Toddlers

From an early age kids are like sponges to water; they absorb information at an amazing rate. Begin practicing pre-reading measures with your children from the time that they are toddlers. This will not only prepare them to learn to read but most importan... Read >

Use Shoe Closet Organizers To Aid With Clutter

Shoes, shoes everywhere and not a place to put them. Are shoes scattered throughout your house? Is the bottom of your closet loaded with shoes in a jumbled mess? Then it may be time to Use Shoe Closet Organizers To Aid With Clutter you may be experiencing... Read >

10 Special Tips to Clean and Organize Your Home

It's that time of year again - Spring; a time for renewal. If your house is like mine, it's also the time I look around and decide that something just has to be done about the mess and clutter that has accumulated over the winter. In trying to free myself... Read >

4 Easy Garage Organizing Tips

If you are like me unfortunately the garage becomes a catch all place. You can't even park your car in the garage because it's so filled with stuff. If this is true for you too then why not try these 4 Easy Garage Organizing Tips to help you along your wa... Read >

3 Great Problem Solvers To Get Organized

How many times have you walked in your door, look around at your home and say to yourself, "I've just got to clean up this mess!" It happens to all of us at one point or another. Sometimes things just build up until we don't know which way to turn. So ins... Read >

Home Canning: What Is This About Headspace?

If this is your first attempts at Home Canning you may be asking yourself, "What Is This About Headspace?" A good starting point would be to define headspace: this is the "space" from the top of canning jar (where the lid fits) to the point where the food... Read >

Home Canning Tomatoes

Tomatoes are probably the most popular food item grown in gardens. Usually there is an abundance of this crop once they begin to ripen. Home Canning Tomatoes is one way to ensure that the overstock of produce will not go to waste. By canning your own toma... Read >

Getting Prepared for Canning and Preserving

Just like a squirrel packing his nest with nuts for the winter; so are home canning enthusiasts Getting Prepared for Canning and Preserving. Yes the crops have come in from your garden and if you are like most home gardeners there is a surplus of fres... Read >

Dos and Don’ts for Home Canning

There is definitely an upswing in more people beginning to can and preserve food. It stands with good reason. Canning your own food is a great way to save some money. In these tough economic times who isn't looking to do just that. What a lot of begin... Read >

Canning and Preserving Food- Why Learn It?

Why would you want to learn the art of canning and preserving your own food? Because you can save money canning food yourself for one thing. Probably the most important reason to can and preserve food yourself is that you know first hand the ingredien... Read >

4 Methods of Canning and Preserving Foods

People around the world have canned and preserved food for hundreds of years. There are several ways to can and preserve fresh fruits and vegetables along with some meats. Typically your will find that there are 4 Methods of Canning and Preserving Foods ... Read >

3 Steps for Canning and Preserving Food

Many people are intimidated by the idea of canning and preserving their own food. It is not that they don't like the notion of having the availability of canned and preserved food; it's just they don't know how to go about doing the job. There are 3 basic... Read >