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Cooking Together is a Recipe for Success
Your own kitchen is one of the best places to cook up learning! In addition to teaching your child the important life skill of cooking, the process of planning and preparing a meal involves a number of ways your child … Continue reading
Lap Top Reading Inspires a Love of Reading!
Instead of reading on an electronic laptop, simply invite your child to sit on your lap and read together! Tips for Reading Aloud with Your Kids Whether they sit on your lap or not, reading aloud with your kids is … Continue reading
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker Harvey
As a child, Maya Lin loved to study the spaces around her. She explored the forest in her backyard, observing woodland creatures, and used her house as a model to build tiny towns out of paper and scraps. The daughter … Continue reading
Poem in your Pocket
The idea is simple: Select a poem you love and carry it with you to share with family and friends. Throughout the day, unfold the poem and read it to yourself or aloud to others. Download pocket-sized poems at poets.org, … Continue reading
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
When I was teaching, sessions of reading Shel Silverstein poems aloud was a treat student would work hard to achieve. And as a parent, his poetry made for great bedtime reading and giggling. “Where the Sidewalk Ends” is where Shel … Continue reading
Read Aloud!
“People would stand in line for days and pay hundreds of dollars if there were a pill that could do everything for a child that reading aloud does. It expands their interest in books, vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, and attention span. … Continue reading
Keep School Lunch Safe
A child at home with a “tummy bug” is no fun. Don’t cut corners on safe food handling and storage. Continue reading
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind By William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
This is the true and inspiring story of William Kamkwamba. His village in Malawi was struck with a terrible drought. People went hungry and there was no produce to sell at the market. William went to his local library to … Continue reading
Serve Together
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors … Continue reading
Good People Everywhere by Lynea Gillen
As hard as we try, as parents, it isn’t always possible to keep the scary news in the world away from our children. Now there is a lovely picture book to share with your children. Good People Everywhere by Lynea … Continue reading
