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 …Read moreteachmama’s best of 2011: mine and yours!
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 …Read moremaking the most of holiday clean-up
family playing cards: take ’em, make ’em, then play! A few years ago, I burned the midnight oil way too close to the finish line, in an attempt to create Family Playing Cards for Maddy, Owen, and …Read morefamily playing cards: take ’em, make ’em, then play!
teacher gifts: creative group holiday gifts This is a guest post by my friends at Volunteer Spot, just in time for the holidays and especially for those Room Parents who are scrambling …Read moreteacher gifts: creative group holiday gifts
advent activity calendar 2011 It’s that time of year again, when everyone’s scrambling to do a million trillion things in 24 days. Christmas music’s been …Read moreadvent activity calendar 2011
partners: ‘we teach’ and melissa & doug (and the north ‘poll’ news!) I’m thrilled to announce that as of last month, the we teach forum has partnered with the amazing Melissa & Doug! What this means is that …Read morepartners: ‘we teach’ and melissa & doug (and the north ‘poll’ news!)
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 …Read morejust 1 book: author melissa ridenour (& signed book giveaway)
new for us friday: gain scentilicious and blogalicious I had the amazing opportunity a few weeks back to attend my first-ever Blogalicious Conference, so this New For Us Friday, I’m sharing just a …Read morenew for us friday: gain scentilicious and blogalicious
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 …Read morewe teach: holiday learning eBook — free, fab, filled with ideas
new for us friday: leapfrog LeapPad (& giveaway!) We are indeed a LeapFrog family. (And that’s not really New-For-Us-Friday news, I know. . . ) We are a LeapFrog family because waaaaay back …Read morenew for us friday: leapfrog LeapPad (& giveaway!)
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 …Read morenew for us friday: newmark learning early reading resources (and FOUR giveaways!)
trying tapas: rockville restaurant week (& giveaway!) For the last few days, Cora and I have read Susan Middleton Elya’s Bebé Goes Shopping more times than I can count. In the story, Mamá y Bebé …Read moretrying tapas: rockville restaurant week (& giveaway!)
the fancy brush–avoiding tangled hair and tearful mornings This Quick Trick is a little bit funny to me. It’s not about how to make the school year a success. It’s not about how to teach kids to …Read morethe fancy brush–avoiding tangled hair and tearful mornings
hello, kindergarten: blingin’ the backpack, boy-style I’ve been waiting for two years now to bling Owen’s backpack like we did when Maddy started Kindergarten, but I knew I couldn’t make …Read morehello, kindergarten: blingin’ the backpack, boy-style
how I support my school MY way — family mentors & kindergarten orientation When I had kids, it was like hitting the jackpot in more ways than one. Not only did I have three little sweets to love on, I was able to play with …Read morehow I support my school MY way — family mentors & kindergarten orientation
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 …Read morenew for us friday: dinosaur train –the movie!
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 …Read moreback-to-school shopping with three crazy-cool kids
why I love back-to-school shopping (especially with kids) Thank you to Crocs for sponsoring this blog post. Please click here to learn more about Crocs’ new Back to School line. I was selected for this …Read morewhy I love back-to-school shopping (especially with kids)
playing with pixie–poem-writing, picture-creating Maddy has loved using Pixie ever since Kindergarten. Her school has it installed on all of the computers in the lab, and when I asked her what she …Read moreplaying with pixie–poem-writing, picture-creating
busch gardens with kids and yankee candle candle-making Day two of our Williamsburg, Virgina whirlwind took us to Busch Gardens–a gorgeous, world-themed amusement park with perfect spots for families …Read morebusch gardens with kids and yankee candle candle-making