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5 easy ways to raise earth-friendly kids

April 20, 2012

Really, nothing about raising kids is easy. I so know this to be true.   I think I’m pretty honest about my own on-the-job struggles, and most people I talk to are pretty open about how difficult a gig this parenting thing is. But I think that raising three earth-friendly kids has been relatively easy. [...]

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10 tips for read-aloud learning

March 6, 2012

Hip, hip HOORAY! This week has a little gem of a day hiding inside — World Read Aloud Day! March 7th is World Read Aloud Day, and I stand firmly behind the idea that every child, every person should be able to read.  And who wouldn’t, right? And I’m a huge fan of reading aloud–with [...]

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using the weather forecast for sneaky math learning

June 12, 2011

We are huge weather fans over here. Looking at the day’s forecast has become a regular part of our morning ever since the kids were really little. Though our family may be a growing minority of people who are still getting it delivered on a daily basis, I love getting the paper, not only because [...]

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new for us friday: fun fact lunchbox notes! (& link-up!)

March 18, 2011

Try something–a recipe, a product, food, anything–new this week? Link up here! This New For Us Friday we’re sharing a new-f0r-us lunchbox note–fun fact lunchbox notes! LOVE these!! A few weeks ago, Maddy, Owen, and Cora were totally into an article in the Kids Post about ear wax.  Yes, ear wax.  At breakfast.  And the [...]

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talking to kids about the earthquake and tsunami in japan

March 15, 2011

Because we read the newspaper each day at breakfast, and because Maddy and Owen are becoming much more literate as their reading skills grow, we’ve had to handle last week’s events in Japan a little differently than we did the earthquake in Haiti last year. I, at one time, could easily skim over headlines, but [...]

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reading, learning, and dogs, dogs, dogs

May 25, 2010

Ever since Brady boy entered our lives, things have been hectic, nuttier than ever, and dog-crazy. While Maddy, Owen, and Cora have always been interested in animals, Brady takes the cake as far as pets are concerned. So at this point, my kids are willing and eager to read, play, talk, learn–do anything–related to d-o-g-s. [...]

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an everyday nonfiction: newspaper reading

March 9, 2010

Just like many families who incorporate book-reading into bedtime routines, my kiddos find breakfast time is a time for newspaper reading. Newspaper reading is a natural, easy way to incorporate a little bit of nonfiction reading into our day. Some days the articles we read lead to simple internet research later in the afternoon, and [...]

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talking to kids about the earthquake in haiti

January 19, 2010

It’s been nearly impossible to avoid the topic of the earthquake and devistation in Haiti with my three little ones. I’ve always been reluctant to share scary, tragic news with my children because they are so very young; I haven’t wanted to fill their brains with nightmare material if I could avoid it. It’s hard [...]

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asking the heart questions

January 13, 2010

This morning at breakfast, before we even had a chance to check out Maddy’s kindergarten calendar or talk about the weather, an article in The Kids Post had us practicing another super-easy (but incredibly important) reading comprehension strategy before we even knew it. We practiced questioning. The article lent itself to questioning, and my three [...]

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my early christmas present

December 12, 2009

This sure put a smile on my face a few weeks back when it ran in the Local Living at the top of the ‘Family‘ page of The Washington Post. Woo-hoo! Yippee!! A super-huge thank you to my family and friends who read teach mama and to The Post for mentioning me! What a neat [...]

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bugs, beads, bugs, beads

July 15, 2009

Two things ended up on our agenda today: bugs and beads. Lightening Bug Articles: Today’s Kids Post had a really interesting focus–lightening bugs. Maddy and Owen were totally psyched about it because they caught–okay, and inadvertently smashed–tons of these little guys on July 4th and had a serious blast. If I weren’t so darn tired [...]

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