I am ecstatic to make this announcement. Finally, Heidi and I are ready to fill you in on one of our projects.

Introducing…..Second Story Window! Heidi and I are passionate about working with children. One of our favorite parts of teaching has been designing curriculum and resources. It’s been exciting for us to see a need in our classroom and design a resource that fills that need. I can’t tell you how fulfilling it is to see children enjoying your game or using the tools you created.

Second Story Window has actually been in the making for years. More particularly, I (and many other people) have been hounding Heidi for the last year to find out away to share the amazing activities she’s created. As her sister, I can brag and say that everyone I work with who has seen anything from her is blown away. They always assume it’s from a book. When they find out that Heidi made it they tell me she needs to sell them. We just didn’t know how to do it. Only a few weeks ago did we realize that Etsy would be perfect for us.

At the moment, the store has several games for teaching phonics and math skills. Again, I can brag because those resources were all created by Heidi. She has a special gift for creating games that will excite children about learning. Even my most struggling students loved Thursdays when we played her phonics games. They were learning so much without realizing it because they were enthralled in the game.

After much thought we decided to make our resources available to you as .pdf files. We opted to do this for several reasons, the most important being that it means we can get the resources to you faster. This is the way we would prefer to receive resources, so we hope that you will appreciate it too. Each game comes with instructions for turning the game into a file folder game if you choose. You can also store the boards and cards in page protectors. That’s how I store them at school.

Now most importantly we want you to know that these resources are not only created to be used in the classroom. They are designed to be used with children in any way possible. Personally, I used them in one on one tutoring as well and they were the preferred activities among the students I tutored. In addition, we think they would be a great resource for homeschoolers, and parents looking for a way to be more involved at home, whether that be for summer activities or extra practice activities during the school year.

We will be updating the shop with new resources often. You won’t believe how many games Heidi has made already that are waiting to be formatted and photographed. I’ll be sharing some resources very soon as well.

And just for fun we’re offering a giveaway! Check out Second Story Window (and you can get there from the mini on the right sidebar as well) and come back and tell us which game is your favorite. We’ll choose 2 winners (maybe more!) to receive the game of their choice (you can choose a different one than the one you post about here if you wish). Each game also comes with a page of directions and a skills page for practice. We will do the drawing tonight, June 2nd, at 9:00 PM MST.

Have I mentioned how incredibly excited we are??

P.S. Have to give a little shoutout to Kirsten for incredibly adorable banner. You rock Kirst! Check out her etsy shop, evapaul!