The summer is a great time to expose kids to a foreign language. I received a huge box of books from Tuttle Publishing that are perfect for this and I am giving most of them away. Please see the Rafflecopter giveaway below. What languages would your kids be interested in? Are you using any great…
Month: June 2014
Our Father’s Day Tradition: Happy Father’s Day!
This year is first year we are breaking with our tradition of strawberry picking for Father’s Day. My husband came up with this idea years ago and every year we hold our breath that the strawberries will be ready for Father’s Day picking. Some years, it doesn’t get hot enough and there might be only…
Starting Kindergarten Picture Book of the Day GIVEAWAY
Do you have an incoming Kindergarten? Do you need ideas of getting your child ready for Kindergarten? I have six ideas for you! What will you do with your son or daughter to get ready for Kindergarten? Please share! 1) Free Kindergarten Readiness Printable Book I made this book for my son’s preschool both as a Kindergarten…
Meet Rick Riordan with Me
The main event! Rick Riordan at the Mega Awesome Author Event with Eoin Colfer, Jonathan Stroud and Ridley Pearson. It was an awesome group! Eoin Colfer should be a stand up comedian; that guy really is that funny! Jonathan Stroud has that lovely Brit sense of humor. He’s humble and charming. Ridley Pearson is the kind…
Seurat Art Project Using Chapter Book Liar and Spy
PickyKidPix and I love Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead. She said it was a read aloud this past year for 6th grade English. Since she was read to at school, I have a treat for you, my dear readers. I have Rebecca Stead reading from Liar and Spy! (If you haven’t read her excellent…
Summer Math Ideas for Elementary and Middle School
The summer is nearly here — we have two more weeks of school left! — and I need to get our summer math in order! Summer Math Word Problems for Elementary School For my rising 3rd grade son, it’s an easy decision: Daily Word Problems, Grade 4. All three of my kids have been…
Sphero is Worth Fighting Over
I received an opportunity to try out Sphero and I thought my son might like it since he’s learning how to program in Scratch and Processing (an object-oriented version of Java). What I didn’t realize was that Grasshopper and Sensei, a rising high school freshman, and PickyKidPix, a rising 7th grader, also wanted the Sphero, such that…