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fab resources for read across america week (& giveaway!)
It’s Read Across America Week! Everyone who’s anyone will be reading, thinking, talking, dreaming a little bit o’ Dr. Seuss this week, to celebrate literacy and to recognize the accomplishments ...
best of teach mama countdown: #2 — spelling words
Yay! We’re getting down to the wire with this teach mama top 10 all-time best countdown! This post is one that I have shared probably more than times than any ...
best of teach mama countdown: #6 — learning with recyclables
One of these days I’m going to share where and how we store the recyclables that we manage to save from the big blue bin over here. But until then, ...
teachmama’s best of 2011: mine and yours!
A few of my favorite bloggy buddies and I have decided to do a little reflecting before moving forward with 2012. We thought that beginning the year by sharing our ...
last minute treats: fancy, festive chocolate pretzels
Last week, the kids and I celebrated our annual Cookie Baking Day–something we all look forward to in the month of December. On the morning of our Cookie Baking Day, ...
holiday time fun-fact lunchbox notes
I said yesterday, my kids have taken to the Christmas around the World, and I am so totally over the moon about it. They’re batty over a non-fiction text! They ...
learning during read-alouds: non-fiction that WORKS
The first few times Owen had media at school this year, he came home with the most random books. His first book was an Arthur book that we already have ...
magazine activities: creative, crafty, sneaky-learning fun
We are huge magazine fans over here. We love finding them in the mailbox, reading them, playing detective with them, crafting with them, and learning with them. When they arrive ...
family names: reading and writing the ones we love
Homework time is still a really important part of our day, especially now that Owen’s in Kindergarten and Maddy’s second grade work is picking up. And I really try my ...
learning during read-alouds: improving fluency
Fluency is a tricky–but totally important–element of reading comprehension. No. Question. About it. And though research is funny about fluency’s roll in reading comprehension, I’m a firm believer in the ...
just 1 book: author melissa ridenour (& signed book giveaway)
It’s not always an easy topic to cover with children, but stranger safety should be tops on our list of must-cover items with our children. Today’s just 1 book contributor ...
