Continuing my series about reading with your children (check out previous posts - Reading With Your 3 and Under Child and Reading With Your 3 - 6-Year-Old), here are some tips and books to try with your 6 -...
I’ll never forget receiving the phone call years ago from my disappointed kindergartener who had forgotten his change of clothes for a trek with Hammond’s naturalist-in-residence, Tom Mancke. To a five year-old, missing a morning excursion with Mr. Mancke...
School routines, especially time in the car, set the tone for how we begin and end the school day. We have four children attending three different schools. We carpool with neighbors, each responsible for different days, start and pick-up...
It's almost Halloween, and what better way to enjoy the upcoming festive holiday with your little one than with some fun, seasonal books? Not only are seasonal books great for getting into the spirit, but they are also great...
I have a confession to make. I just got my first ever smartphone less than a year ago. Amazing right? A huge reason as to why my husband and I opted to go without was to enjoy not being...
I sent my baby off to preschool last week. My youngest (and last) child is now in school. This was a day I had been dreading for a while. Not just for him, but for me too.
When my oldest...
I was a fourth grader at Manchester Elementary School in the tiny town of Pinewood, South Carolina on September 11, 2001. We were tucked away back in the beautiful pines of Manchester State Forest far from New York City,...
I was a bus kid. My early memories are of me and my neighbors standing in someone’s garage in a lame attempt to get warm because it was in the teens outside. Or running to the bus during the...
In June, I wrote about Reading With Your 3 and Under Child. The funny thing about kids is, they tend to grow! As they grow, they start to do really fun things with books and reading ... like have...
So you did it! You decided to homeschool! You either didn't register your children, or you went to the school and withdrew them, and you answered the questions from well-meaning relatives and friends about why and how and now...
I am a children's librarian by trade. Before I was even thinking about having a baby, I was reading aloud in story time and telling parents and caregivers why reading aloud to their children was so important. I read...
I am a big science geek. And as a homeschooling parent, I have been given a huge gift that happens to coincide with my children's first day of school. The 2017 total solar eclipse will be the first visible...
For the past 20 years or so, I have been telling people what their kids should be reading. I was a school librarian for 15 years and before that, I worked at various book stores around town. I think...
Summer is upon us! A time for barbecues, pools, vacations, and fun. Thinking about going back to school in the fall is probably the farthest thing from your mind.
But if you have a high school graduate who will be...
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