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Stuart Little – awesome little man!
This was the first novel I read aloud with my kids – when they were 4 and 6 yrs old. My 4-yr old son really loved it, and has already made me read it again to him. The chapters are very independent of one another, so it is very easy to read one or two [...]
No Dinner for You (the kids, not Tom & Tanel!)
Often, our biggest problem when we’re trying to discipline our kids is that they act up the most just AFTER finishing fun things (e.g., after they already ate the cookie at the grocery store, after they got a toy for being such sweet children, on the ride home after putt-putt golf or the beach or [...]
Reading Practice with Starfall
I’m always on the lookout for ways to help my kids with their reading, and one web site that has been a big hit with me and the kids is Starfall.
First Day of School
It finally happened, and on the first day of school! No one picked up my first grader from school. For two years, I have shared driving-to-pre-school duties with our babysitter while I worked part-time. When my daughter started kindergarten last year, we also participated in a parent carpool two days a week, which made scheduling [...]
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick is a phenomenal book – perfect for reading aloud with kids. I found it while shelving books in the children’s section of the public library, and picked it up to browse. According to the author, it is “a novel in words and pictures.”
Reading with kids
Everyone agrees that reading to kids is beneficial. But how often and until what age? I’ve been doing some reading on differentiated learning and other education issues. One book recommends that parents read to their children daily long after the kids are able to read to themselves – even through the early teenage years. Some of [...]
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