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5 easy ways to raise earth-friendly kids
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 ...
new for us friday: the grapple
We were totally due for some new-for-us foods around here, after our handful of awesome, new-for-us games, thanks to Toy Fair, Easter, and the kids’ new allowance. Which (eeeee!) I ...
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, ...
making the most of holiday clean-up
The holidays have rushed in and rushed out over here, and despite a 7+ hour ride home from Pennsylvania and two people down over three days with the stomach bug, ...
candy experiments: playing with color
It’s been a busy few weeks for us, between school, sports, Blogalicious, Halloween, and my parents coming down to spend time with the kids while I attended the NAEYC conference ...
we teach: holiday learning eBook — free, fab, filled with ideas
Hip, hip, HOORAY!! The we teach holiday learning eBook is hot off the presses! Filled with fabulous ideas from over 30 brilliant members of our forum, the holiday learning eBook ...
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 ...
fun with food: learning in the kitchen with kids
Over the last few years, we’ve had a ton of fun with food over here. I love food, my kids love food, my husband loves food, and we all really ...
new for us friday: dinosaur train –the movie!
We’ve done a whole lot of new-for-us things this summer, but with the excitement of our Smart Summer Challenge, I’ve hardly had time to share them. However, I had to ...
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 ...
how to teach kids where in the world they live
For a long time now, I’ve realized that Maddy, Owen, and Cora have no idea where they live. Sure, they get that they live in Maryland and their Nanny and ...
