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learn to read app for kids 3-7: Duolingo ABC

Duolingo ABC is a free app that teaches children ages 3 – 7 how to read. Did you get that? Free app. That teaches children ages 3 …
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everything free and awesome online to do while kids are home: classes, crafts, virtual tours and more

Here’s everything free and awesome online to to while kids are home from school thanks to the Coronavirus Outbreak. I’m talking FREE …
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free fire prevention resources and games

This is a post sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association and Sparky.org. It’s October, which means I get to share all about the …
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Be Internet Awesome—free resources to help keep kids internet safe

Friends, if you and your family are not talking openly and often about internet safety, then you really must start doing so now. What better time …
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circle round: new storytelling podcast for kids | teachmama.com

circle round: new storytelling podcast for kids #circleround

I’ve been on the hunt for great podcasts for kids for a long time now, and I think I hit the jackpot. Actually, I know I hit the jackpot. And I …
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bring STEM to life with Dash and Dot robots | teachmama.com

bring STEM to life with Dash and Dot robots

When I was first asked by my friends at WeAreTeachers and Wonder Workshop to look at Dash and Dot, I never imagined that we would fall quite so hard …
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national fire prevention week: sparky's firehouse game for kids

national fire prevention week: sparky’s firehouse game for kids

No matter the age of your children, my friends, we’ve got to talk to them about tough topics. Age-appropriate, of course, but you get what I …
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how to be a blogstar: start a blog and make it work for YOU | teachmama.com

how to be a blogstar: start a blog and make it work for YOU

Who doesn’t want to be a blog star? You’ve heard about blogging and want to get started on the right foot, wasting no time at all. You love …
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pokemonGO what parents need to know | teachmama.com

pokemonGO: what it is and what parents need to know

Oh, friends. Those of you who know me know that Pokemon is one of my least favorite things in the whole, wide world. I struggled through Owen’s …
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creative writing and book creation app for kids

creative writing and book creation app for kids

You know I’m always on the hunt for ways to make screen time really count for my kids. I’m constantly trying to sift through all of the …
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Highlights Every Day app: THE must-have app for every 5-9 year old | teachmama.com

Highlights Every Day app: THE must-have app for every 5-9 year old

Friends, it’s no secret that I have long been a fan of the great folks at Highlights for Children and the wonderful work they do. But now? …
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musical.ly for kids | what parents need to know | teachmama.com

what is musical.ly and should I let my kid have an account?

You guys. My kids have become obsessed — O.B.S.E.S.S.E.D — with musical.ly. And up until recently, only Maddy had an account. Owen and …
Read morewhat is musical.ly and should I let my kid have an account?
how to set up iphone for family sharing so that the whole family stays cyber safe | teachmama.com

how to set up iphone for family sharing so that the whole family stays cyber safe

It’s hard to decide whether or not to give your child a mobile device. It’s hard to decide when your child may be ready to have his or her …
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fire prevention week resources | teachmama.com

fire prevention week: best resources for home and school

Sometimes I think that just because my kids are in elementary and middle school that I don’t have to go over the basics with them. But this …
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kids make their own commercials: creative, techy fun

  As part of our tabletop surprises last week, my kids became movie-makers. Though it really didn’t start out that way at all. The little …
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cool instagram accounts for tweens and new users to follow | teachmama.com

cool instagram accounts for tweens and new users to follow

Oh, friends. How I’ve fought the hard Instagram battle with my tween this year, and finally I let in. Under many, many conditions: We signed an …
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video game for improving decision-making skills @QuandaryGame | teachmama.com

quandary: video game for improving decision-making skills

    I’m always on the hunt for worthwhile ways to sneak in some fun and learning into my kids’ days. And though I’m super …
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fire safety connects with learning at sparkyschoolhouse.org

fire safety connects with learning at sparkyschoolhouse.org

    Fire safety and learning? Right. Fire safety is one of those topics that seem to only come up either at a school assembly or when …
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how to talk to your kids about instagram | teachmama.com #digitalliteracy #digitalkids

how to talk to your kids about instagram

It’s hard. For many of us with tweens, times are a tough. Or if they’re not tough now, they’re going to be. It’s the group …
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online virtual playground for animal and science fans | teachmama.com

online virtual playground for animal and science fans

Admittedly, we’re a little slow on the draw when it comes giving our kids the ‘go’ on most online activities. I’m …
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The must-have guide for every woman:  The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs is officially out in the world today! 

Congratulations to my pal @laura.tremaine ! 

This book WILL:
🎈Encourage you to look around at your current life landscape to really SEE your acquaintances, coworkers, neighbors, and friends
🎈Fill you with gratitude for the friendships of your past
🎈Offer suggestions for how to navigate the complications of modern friendship
🎈Give you space to mourn the friendships that are over
🎈Outline 10 types of friends that can shape your life 
🎈Help you name the type of friend YOU are on other people’s Life Councils 
🎈Inspire you to let friendship take on the important role that it deserves 
I want this book to spark a million This book WILL:
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🎈Fill you with gratitude for the friendships of your past
🎈Offer suggestions for how to navigate the complications of modern friendship
🎈Give you space to mourn the friendships that are over
🎈Outline 10 types of friends that can shape your life 
🎈Help you name the type of friend YOU are on other people’s Life Councils 
🎈Inspire you to let friendship take on the important role that it deserves 
I want this book to spark a million conversations.

Laura, I know it will. Love you, girl. 
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