reading
mom’s homeroom: ideas, advice, videos, crazy-cool blogs
I am over the moon to share some exciting news: I’ve been working with MSN and Frosted Mini-Wheats for the last few months, writing as a Featured Blogger and doing ...
quick trick: have a. . . placemat party!
Every. Single. Day. We’re rocking a Placemat Party over here. At breakfast. At lunch. And at dinners at the kitchen table (because the kitchen table is so less fancy than ...
learning during read-alouds: oral language development
Sometimes, simple is better. Sometimes, more choices make us more confused. If Maddy, Owen, and Cora were shown an amazing pallet of face paints and were able to choose ...
new for us friday: newmark learning early reading resources (and FOUR giveaways!)
Nearly every parent I know wants to do what he or she can to support early learning for their children. We all want to see our kids grow to enjoy ...
trying tapas: rockville restaurant week (& giveaway!)
For the last few days, Cora and I have read Susan Middleton Elya’s Bebé Goes Shopping more times than I can count. In the story, Mamá y Bebé take a ...
learning during read-alouds: making back-to-school connections
Today I sent the big O-man off to Kindergarten and Maddy off to second grade, and I absolutely cannot believe it. If I think about it too much, I seriously ...
meeting new teachers: hello, teacher notes!
Today we spent a few minutes doing one of our favorite back-to-school activities–one that gives my kiddos a chance to say a little ‘hello’ to their teachers even before they ...
back-to-school shopping with three crazy-cool kids
After our crazy-successful Smart Summer Challenge, I needed a little week-long offline vay-cay to say the least! Our Smart Summer Challenge was a smashing success (woo-hoo!), but blogging daily for ...
learning during read-alouds: making predictions
When my family visited our local butterfly garden a few weeks ago, none of us could have predicted that one of the beautiful creatures would have landed on our Owen ...
why I love back-to-school shopping (especially with kids)
Thank you to Crocs for sponsoring this blog post. Please click here to learn more about Crocs’ new Back to School line. I was selected for this sponsorship by the ...
learning during read-alouds: making connections and questioning (with siblings!)
We have been putting in a lot of pool time lately, but we’ve also been spending a boatload of time indoors–staying cool in the comfort of our ac, eating popsicles ...
