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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 anything ...
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 ...
homemade back-to-school lunchbox notes
I have been on a major cleaning kick lately, trying to get our family (and home) ready for the new school year. I want to begin on the right foot ...
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 ...
a fish out of water: games to practice sight words
Owen and I had to play a few extra games of Go Fish! this week to celebrate the Water Fun we’ve got on our calendar for the Smart Summer Challenge, ...
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 ...
breakfast time reading: cereal boxes and more
It all started with Gorilla Munch, and it ended with a ton of reading about adopting gorillas, thanks to a box of cereal and three curious kids. Sure, we’re doing ...
gettting ready for kindergarten: summertime prep
We’re almost exactly at the mid-summer point, and before we know it, the new school year will be upon us. Ahhhhhhh! So with my sweet Owen heading off to the ...
questioning and connecting during read-alouds
I’m not going to lie–some summer days, I really think that if it weren’t for the 15 minutes of Adult Swim, my kids wouldn’t stop moving all day long. Even ...
learning during read-alouds: 5 things never to say to emerging readers
Sometimes it’s very easy for teachers and parents to feel impatient with emerging readers. It’s hard to listen to kids sound out every word on a page and get through ...
using the weather forecast for sneaky math learning
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 ...
