It was a Friday afternoon. I got wind from Kellie at Walden Pond Publishing that something was going down in Dedham, Massachusetts at Blue Bunny Books. She warned me that similar suspicious activities had been happening there as it is owned by author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds of Ish and The Dot. Something involving Jarrett Krosoczka…
Month: June 2013
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Red Envelope Crafts for 2nd Grade China Unit
My mom friend Stella who is Chinese explains the ins and outs of Chinese Red Envelope etiquette and its significance to 2nd grade kids. We did a special presentation as part of their 2nd grade China Unit that included: the Chinese invention of paper money, red envelope craft and background, Chinese silk children’s clothes, and…
Summer Creative Writing Contest for Kids! Win $100!
Arundel Publishing is holding its first creative writing competition for kids and asking that all contestants write a short story using at least one of your favorite characters from the chapter book Agent Colt Shore: Domino 29 by Axel Avian. They are looking for action packed stories that refrain from excessive amounts of violence and are overall positive-just…
10 Great Graphic Novels for 3rd Grade
Take a look at these top selections of graphic novels for 3rd grade boys! These books even have a historical twist sure to delight your child. Julie Kirkwood, Creekside Learning • 5 hours ago Mia, I wish I could pin a whole board in one pin! My son loves graphic novels and I am always looking…
20 Books About Poland For Kids
Alexandra of familymobileapps.com left me a comment that said, “I love your specific lists! So, I wonder if Poland themed books for kids is too big or too little a challange for you? ” So I thought, “No problem. I’ll research.” But what I found was a striking lack of diversity in Polish themed books for kids: folktales and Holocaust…
Free Site for Summer Learning Activities for Kids (CWIST)
I received an email from CWIST, a free website for parents and kids, and was intrigued by their idea: Challenges or “cwists” are crowd-sourced from parents, educators, mom bloggers and experts and posted in the cwist library. The cwists can be anything from organizing a community clean-up, researching fun facts for an upcoming family trip, completing a summer reading…