The dog days of August have hit us (or rainy days – it seems this summer!), and many families are making that last trek to the beach, lake, or pool before school begins. We were fortunate to be able to travel this summer, and we completed a great road trip this summer with our toddler… Continue reading Packing the Beach Bag for Toddlers & Babies
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American Regional Series by Lois Lenski
Lois Lenski is a Newbery award winning author who wrote, among many others, Strawberry Girl. I’d added Strawberry Girl to my Goodreads list, and I was interested once I found out more about Lenski as an author. Strawberry Girl is actually one book in a series that Lenski wrote about children in various regions… Continue reading American Regional Series by Lois Lenski
Eighties Cartoons
My mother was a elementary school teacher when we were children, and the weekends, during the school year, were always a cross between play and preparing for the week ahead. While she always scooted us outside after our lunch on Saturdays, we always seemed to have lovely, lazy Saturday mornings. Usually my brother and I… Continue reading Eighties Cartoons
Curious George & H.A. Rey
The Couple Behind Curious George: Margret & H.A. Rey Dorge or Curious George is a much loved character in our house – from his musical cartoons to his whimsical adventures on paper. I grew up with Curious George stories, and our toddler loves the curious monkey as much as I did. As a children’s lit… Continue reading Curious George & H.A. Rey
Basics of Writing Series: Parts of Speech
Part of becoming a writer and being a teacher is learning the very basics of a sentence. This is important for students to learn the foundation of language. Grammar can be tedious to learn, but these posts are intended to break down the basics in manageable sections. There are so many words are used in… Continue reading Basics of Writing Series: Parts of Speech