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quick trick: how to teach kids to write number 5

May 10, 2012

Many, many children I know have a difficult time writing number five. Actually many children I know have a difficult time writing many of the numbers because they don’t have many opportunities to write them like they do with letters.  But I think that especially when kiddos turn five–and when they’re ready to head to [...]

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quick trick: how to eliminate bickering

April 23, 2012

Do your kids bicker? About where they sit in the car. . . or who gets the last bowl of the ‘good’ cereal? About who gets the first shower, the comfy seat in the living room, or the chance to talk to Nanny & Pap first? About which show to watch, which person they get [...]

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more secrets to an awesome fairy party: flower napkin rings

April 10, 2012

I promise that I’m not turning into a fairy party junkie–this is my last fairy princess spa party-related post, and it’s a quickie. It’s just that I so don’t believe in reinventing the wheel, so I do hope that another tired, inspired, determined parent out there finds these ideas for a fairy celebration and can [...]

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quick trick: keep. those. LIDS!

April 2, 2012

How many of you have recycle bins that are nearly overflowing by the end of the week? I know ours is, despite all of the recyclables that I ‘rescue’ for various cool and creative learning fun.  But before I toss anything into the recycle bin, I take off the lid (if there is one), throw [...]

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new for us friday: teachmama.com channel

March 30, 2012

This New For Us Friday is a quickie little something fun and new for us that we’re really excited about. Though I’ve thrown a handful of videos up on the ole YouTube, and I’ve had a teachmama channel up for several years now, I have finally decided to change things up a bit and get [...]

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mom’s homeroom: ideas, advice, videos, crazy-cool blogs

September 21, 2011

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 some video pieces for Mom’s Homeroom! Mom’s Homeroom is an online resource designed to help parents ‘empower their children to succeed in school’–something I feel [...]

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new for us friday: first vlog! (and flip minoHD giveaway)

June 4, 2010

I’ve thought about doing this for ages, and now I finally have a reason. This New For Us Friday marks a very new–and very scary first for me: my first-ever vlog. I’ve got reason to do it, too–I’m sharing some pretty cool ways of using video recordings to enhance your kiddos’ early literacy learning, and [...]

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