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    • alphabet
    • beginning sounds
    • phonics
    • phonological awareness
    • read-aloud learning
    • rhyming
    • sight words
  • reading
    • books
    • comprehension
      • activating schema
      • connecting
      • inferring
      • predicting
      • questioning
      • retelling / summarizing
      • visualizing
    • concepts of print
    • environmental print
    • fluency
    • non-fiction
    • spelling
    • word building
    • word consciousness
    • vocabulary
  • writing
    • creative writing
    • grammar
    • informative writing
    • tripod grip
  • math
    • computation
    • counting
    • numbers
  • science
    • animals
    • plants
    • science experiments for kids
  • Activities
    • birthdays
    • cooking
      • new for us foods
    • crafts
    • foundations
      • colors
      • critical thinking
      • fine arts
      • listening
      • pretend play
      • sorting
      • speaking
    • holidays
      • new year’s
      • valentine’s day
      • president’s day
      • st. patrick’s day
      • april fool’s day
      • easter
      • mother’s day
      • teacher appreciation
      • father’s day
      • july 4th
      • halloween
      • thanksgiving
      • christmas
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. . . as teach mama, hanging out in cyberspace, in all of these fun, amazing, super-cool spots:

I created this online group for parents and teachers to hang out, to collaborate, and to communicate (head over and join the fun!):

  • we teach

I loved speaking at this conference:

  • BlogHer 2010 in NYC—Change Agents, ROYO: Resource Blogging–Serving Your Community One Post at a Time
  • Live Blog Feed from ROYO Panel

I am excited to attend the following 2011 events:

  • Mom 2.0 Summit: New Orleans, LA — April 14-16, 2011
  • Type-A Conference: Ashville, NC–June 23-26, 2011
  • Blogalicious: Washington, DC — October 21-23, 2011
  • BlogHer: San Diego, CA–August 5-6, 2011

I currently write for these sites:

  • Rockville Patch: Mom and More column
  • Rockville Patch: Frugal Family column
  • Yahoo! Shine: teach mama blog
  • Yahoo! Shine: Your Wisdom contributor
  • The Parenting Connection: Parent Profiles
  • The DC Moms

I am proud to be a member of:

  • Yahoo! Mother Board
  • Scholastic Parents Blog Syndication
  • Washington FAMILY Magazine Mom Bloggers
  • Virtual Nerd Advisory Board

I have written pieces for these sites:

  • Scholastic Parents: 10 Games to Play with Names
  • Scholastic Parents: Nonfiction Reading That Kids Love
  • Scholastic Parents: There’s More to Mealtime than Food!
  • Scholastic Parents: 5 Easy Skills to Teach Your Kids During Read-Alouds
  • Scholastic Parents: Mini-Writing Centers
  • PBS Parents: Tissue Paper Flowers in Yogurt Cup Vases
  • PBS Parents: Brighten Your Day Rainbow Mobile
     

  • Literacy Lava 2
  • Literacy Lava 3
  • Literacy Lava 4
  • Literacy Lava 5
  • Literacy Lava 6
  • Share a Story, Shape a Future 2011 Event
  • Day 2: The Gift of Reading
  • Share a Story, Shape a Future Blog Tour 2010
  • Day 2: Literacy My Way, Literacy Your Way
  • Day 3: The Nonfiction Book Hook
  • We Just Got Back
  • trekaroo: kids, trips, tips

I wrote regularly here:

  • DC Metro Moms Blog
  • ABC and 123: A Learning Cooperative— Literacy Contributor, 2010
  • Washington Times Communities: Family Today
  • 5 Minutes for Mom.com

I am extremely grateful to have guest posted or have been featured here:

  • WGBH: Kids Media Matters
  • Moms Share Online Safety Tips: Yahoo! Safely
  • ABC and 123: Learning Cooperative
  • 5 Minutes for Mom
  • No Time For Flashcards
  • 3:17 a.m.: Useful Bits on Telling Stories
  • Love That Max
  • Occupation Mommy
  • Tech Savvy Mama
  • Shining Dawn Books
  • Early Childhood Resources: Interview
  • Toddler Planet
  • Tech Savvy Mama
  • Scholastic’s Parent & Child magazine 2010 Parent Blogger Awards
  • Raising Playful Tots Index
  • AnnArbor.com, Parenting Q & A
  • Literacy Toolbox
  • 1 + 1 + 1 = 1
  • Surviving the Sandcastles
  • 1 + 1 + 1 = 1 — Learning Tools
  • Volunteer Spot
  • LeapFrog Community Blogs
  • By Moms, For Moms: Lansinoh.com Mom Blogger of the Week Interview
  • Early Childhood Resources: for parents and teachers
  • Baby Bunching: Crafting with your bunch
  • Resources for Teaching Reading

I am excited to have been mentioned in these publications:

  • Washington Post, Camp’s out: Kid-friendly activities and happy hours in the Washington Area 7/30/10
  • Family Fun Magazine, What Others are Saying 08/10
  • Frederick Gazette, 3/25/10
  • Washington Post, Local Living–Blog Watch, 12/12/09
  • Shelby-Utica Patch, Parent’s Corner

I’m thankful that these friends have mentioned my ideas here:

  • No Time For Flashcards
  • Superheroes and Princesses
  • Explorations
  • One Crafty Place
  • Feels Like Home
  • Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary
  • Mama Kenz Studio
  • Our Nifty Notebook
  • Muses of Megret
  • Raising Itty-Bitty Bookworms
  • Planning With Kids: 10 Resources On Children’s Literacy
  • FamilyEducation.com
  • FreePrintables.com
  • From the Hive
  • Pink and Green Mama
  • Free Homeschool Printables
  • Hooked on Phonics
  • Dreambox Learning
  • Circle of Life: Multi-Tasking Mommy Blog
  • From the Desk of a Future Teacher
  • Smiling Mama
  • Family Education.com
  • Impress Your Kids
  • Sweet Brown Sugars
  • Tot School
  • Takoma Park Cooperative Nursery School
  • Literacy News
  • Simple. Messy. FUN!
  • Very Blessed Mommy
  • B.Inspired, Mama!
  • Nurture Mama
  • read.learn.grow
  • Impress Your Kids (and again!)
  • When Crazy Seems Normal
  • The Activity Mom
  • Complete Organizing Solutions
  • Roo’s Classroom (and here!)
  • United Teaching Discoveries
  • Giving Up on a Clean House
  • DC Urban Moms
  • Literacy News, 661th ed
  • Literacy News, 670th ed
  • Children’s Literacy: The Reading Tub
  • Refrigerator Artist
  • The Activity Mom, re: we teach
  • From the Land of Pleasant Living
  • little illuminations
  • Resourceful Mommy
  • PBS Parents: Booklights
  • Go Out and Play!
  • Nurture Mama
  • Mondorfment
  • Leap Frog Community
  • Refrigerator Artist
  • Adventures of a Flake
  • Fitz Fam Happenings
  • Go Out and Play: What to do in Arlington and Beyond
  • Family Education Blogs
  • Little Illuminations
  • Teach Preschool
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  • The Bump
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  • Cup of Creativi-Tea
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  • Giving Up on a Clean House
  • The Craze of Our Lives
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  • Not Just Cute
  • Imagination Soup
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I’m proud to be on the education-related blogrolls here:

  • Raising Playful Tots Index Hooray! I’m number 8 out of 100!
  • Alltop: Education, Parenting, & Moms)
  • dys Talk
  • Innovations in Education
  • Let’s Explore
  • Hooked on Phonics Blog
  • PBS Remotely Connected
  • Preschool By the Bay
  • Lightning Bug Learning
  • Think Tank12
  • Pink and Green Mama: Inspiration
  • Imagination Soup: My Favorite and My Best
  • No Time For Flashcards
  • On the Lap
  • Confessions of a Homeschooling Mom
  • Planning With Kids
  • The Crafty Crow
  • Let’s Explore

I am a key contributor here:

  • the home teacher wiki
  • Free Homeschool Printables

I am helping to write the *NEW* kindergarten curriculum for this site:

  • Itty-Bitty Bookworm

I am an advisor here:

  • Memetales

I am a member of the following professional organizations:

  • NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English)
  • IRA (International Reading Association)
  • SoMIRAC (State of Maryland International Reading Council)

I am a member of these influential social media groups:

  • Clever Girls 1000
  • Mom Impact
  • One2One Network
  • Momz Share

I take part in these blog groups:

  • The Secret is in the Sauce
  • Maryland Mom Bloggers
  • The Mom Blogs
  • She Writes
  • DCBlogs

I do some blogging here:

  • Mom Bloggers Club
  • BlogHer

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About amy mascott

teacher, mother, dreamer. lover of literacy, fun learning, good food, and three crazy-cool kids. finder of four-leaf clovers | dc metro ยท http://about.me/amymascott
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