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How can you celebrate Children's Book Week in your home or community? Read together Pick out one of your (or one of your parents’) favorite books from childhood and introduce it to your child at bedtime. Go to the library Spend some time at your local library. Even a few minutes here and there in our busy schedule will help instill a lifelong love of books. Get writing Write a book! Sit down with your family and write a story together, taking time to illustrate it. Surely, this … [Read more...]
This week in Greeley, Colorado, the school board announced a ban on all sweets in the schools, as reported by FoxNews. No rewarding students with candy. No birthday celebrations with cupcakes. No bake sales. No off-campus fundraisers selling sweets. Everything served must be pre-approved by the schools. There is only one cake recipe that can be made--it includes black beans--in the cake. The district says the kids love it. What?! I am adamantly opposed to fundraisers held at fast … [Read more...]
Earth Day offers a great opportunity for a play date party. And while Earth Day has become Earth Week has become Earth Month (yes, month!) playdate parties are a laid back way to celebrate no matter when you plan to host your party. So if you're planning to celebrate Earth Day, plan an Earth Day Party, because 4 kids is usually much more fun than 2. And the word “party” gets kids excited. Earth Day celebrates the Earth and all things natural. Depending on the ages of the children, … [Read more...]
In the middle of a discussion about talking with your younger children about safety, I asked librarian, educator and blogger, Pam Margolis (@IYAMPAM) if she could recommend a few books to open the conversation with your child. She ran (I love her) to the bookstore to find all the newest, best books out there and sent me this guest post: Stranger Danger: Using books to gently teach your kids. It is often difficult to broach the subject of discussing safety and stranger danger with young … [Read more...]
With so much riding on state assessments, schools are teaching less creativity, imagination, social skills and well-rounded education. Bottom line? State assessments and standardized tests fail our students and our schools. For my second installment of this week's #VlogMom topic, where we discussed our passions, I discuss state assessments and how they are hurting the education of our children. What do you think? Share your opinion in the comments. And see what the other members of … [Read more...]
This week, I tasked the ladies of #VlogMom to think political, or at least a tiny bit controversial. I asked them to identify something they're passionate about and discuss it on their blog. I've seen a few of the vlogs so far and I'm so excited and so impressed with everyone's passion. And so very proud of the ladies who stepped outside their comfort zone to share their inner feelings. Being the overachiever that I can be, I created two vlogs. In the first, I discuss why No Child Left Behind … [Read more...]
