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April 2012 - Posts
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Chinese and English Nursery Rhymes: Share and Sing in Two Languages by Faye-Lynn Wu is an amazing book that we stumbled on in our local library. It is a perfect poetry pick for preschoolers. And while National Poetry Month is nearly over, a child's love Read More...
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Sometimes the best way to teach a math concept is through a story, sometimes it's through a connection to everyday life. Double the Ducks by Stuart J. Murphy is a fantastic book for introducing the concept of doubles in a very simple and fun way. In the Read More...
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One of my favorite times of the year is when Cheerios puts little books into their cereal boxes. This spring, readers will find books that are written in both English and Spanish inside specially marked Cheerios boxes. My mom (Grandma to 4) stocks up Read More...
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Earth Day Hooray by Stuart J. Murphy is a lesson not only in saving the Earth but also a lesson in place value. Earth Day Hooray is a part of the Math Start series of books written by Stuart J. Murphy. This is a level 3 math start book, which means the Read More...
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With Earth Day right around the corner, we've been thinking green at Ready. Set. Read! Gardening is fun for my boys. They love dirt! They also love their Grandpa, who provides much of our produce for the summer season! We are very blessed in our part Read More...
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A new family film is coming to Theaters April 27th, The Pirates! Band of Misfits. This movie sounds like it's going to be great. Themed movies often get kids excited about learning more about that theme. This excitement provides parents and teachers a Read More...
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Recently I posted about an alphabet book that I created with my son by using a spiral bound stack of index cards. In the back of the book we had several extra pages and so we created a list of words that he knows how to read, mostly by sight. He loves Read More...
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Disneynature's Chimpanzee is coming April 20th! What a fun way to celebrate Earth Day. I can not wait to see this film. Mostly because the above clip reminds me of two little boys I know very well... I hope this clip got you in the mood for Earth day. Read More...
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My boys LOVE the great outdoors. As a parent, I want to teach them to be responsible stewards of their beautiful Earth. Earth Day is a great opportunity to celebrate and remind ourselves about our responsiblity of taking care of our Earth. We recently Read More...
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With Easter over, you may find you have a multitude of egg cartons lying around. We decided to experiment with egg cartons as building materials this weekend. Originally I had planned to give the boys a bunch of cartons and let them build. Nothing really Read More...
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Did you introduced Snow White to your kids when they were little ones? Disney is giving you a chance to re-introduce the classic tale by bringing it to the big screen. MIRROR MIRROR opened in theatres last Friday starring Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Read More...
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Discover how to help your child learn uppercase and lowercase pairs by playing this fun easter game! I have a post over on connect-a-blog today with the scoop on how to make your own! Upper case and Lower case egg match up Read More...
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