My son’s first grade teacher has a great Days of the Week rhyme and I also have Days of the Week picture book suggestions.
Month: March 2012
World Atlas Book and New iPad App!
Barefoot Books is currently running a promotion and you could win an iPad2, the World Atlas book and a $30 gift certificate. Just like their Facebook page to be entered to win by November 23, 2012.
ABC’s of Me
I first read about this from CraftWhack who got it from Two Adults, One Brown Baby. Then, Doodles and Jots did it, and she says she got the idea from Mrs. Irritation, Saly, as well as the aforementioned CraftWhack and Two Adults, One Brown Baby. So I am joining this bandwagon! Learn more about me by reading my ABCs.
Birds and Bees Talk
Here’s a great book suggestion for the Sex Talk with your child plus some anecdotes.
Barcelona: Birds, Pickpocketers, and Barca Futbul
Barcelona Family Vacation The kids and I have been studying Spanish for years with very little success. My oldest started at 4 and her siblings were even younger. My fantasy for early foreign language skills was so that we could go to a Spanish-speaking country and actually be able to get around IN SPANISH, with…
More Multiplication Tricks: Strategies from Kids and Teacher That Work!
My daughter said that her class came up with a list of strategies to learn multiplication. In fact, her friend Helena came up with the x8 trick. Learning math facts seems to work best when it gets presented different ways; this is the logical reasoning method. The post I refer to throughout on Tips and Tricks uses songs; another great way to go. We do flashcards and mnemonics; do you have any good ones for facts? The only one I know is 8 x 8: I ate and I ate ’til I threw up on the floor, so 8 times 8 is 64! It works so well that my youngest knew 8 x 8 at age 3 but just that one one because he finds gross humor particularly funny. If you have any other tricks or tips, please share!
Teach Kids Months of the Year with Easy Rhyme
Teach your kids the months of the year with this easy rhyme with a selection of wonderful picture books that also cover the calendar.