2nd grade boys share their color poems based on What is Black? by Mary O’Neill. The boys’ poems beautifully evoke what the color means to them.
Category: Parenting
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7th Grade Book Club for Girls: Irises
YA Book Irises Reflects Middle School Life It was with great difficulty that I managed to schedule a book club for my 7th grader, Grasshopper and Sensei, and there are only four girls in her book club! Yes, they are so busy these days! I have to confess that I’ve been so busy that this…
Book Club for Kids: Chapter Book on Knights, Princesses and Castles
Virtual Book Club for Kids Ages 9 and Up I first heard about the Poppins Book Nook from Piwi Princess on Google + Community Great Books for Kids. It sounded like so much fun that I asked the host, Enchanted Homeschooling Mom, if I could join and she was kind enough to include me! The…
Meeting Jerry Spinelli and Clare Vanderpool
Author Visit with Newbery Winners Spinelli and Vanderpool PickyKidPix and I were excited to meet Newbery-winning authors Jerry Spinelli and Clare Vanderpool who have been on the road together promoting their latest works. At first glance, they are a pair of contrasts. Clare looks like a young mom. She has two chapter books under her…
I’m a Girl Soccer Player: Coach Me Differently
Coaching girls soccer players is different from boys, the Boston Breakers argue in their Kickstarter project, Beautiful.
Our Best Wishes to Renn, A Jedi Master
May The Force Be With You Renn! This Kid Reviews Books alerted to me to the blogging tour to cheer up 5-year-old Renn who is undergoing extensive testing for epilepsy this week. Bloggers are joining forces, under the leadership of author Susanna Leonard Hill, to send our best well wishes and posts to entertain and…
7 Books For Keeping Kids Safe from Inappropriate Touch
Body safety books for kids and how to teach your child about appropriate touch.