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Back to School Kid Lit Giveaway Hop 26 Aug 2013 | 01:04 pm
I’m excited to be participating in the Kid Lit Giveaway Hop again! Mother Daughter Book Reviews and Youth Literature Reviews are again the hosts — the last one was in May — and we... [[ This is a co...
Google Teaches Search Skills for Kids 23 Aug 2013 | 01:25 pm
I thought this was great for parents and teachers. Google has teaching videos on how to use Google for search: Web search can be a remarkable tool for students, and a bit of instruction in how to... ...
Best Free eBooks for Kids 20 Aug 2013 | 01:53 pm
Are you reading ebooks with your kids this summer? I find that my son likes to read both paper and ebooks. Sometimes when I’m trying to get something done, an eBook that reads to him is a big... [[ T...
Kids Can Learn Spanish Through Songs 18 Aug 2013 | 01:21 pm
I’m trying to get back in the swing with Foreign Language exposure again this year. We fell off the wagon last year. We lost our Spanish tutor due to scheduling conflicts and commute distance... [[ T...
A True Tale of Two Cheaters: 30 Years Later 18 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
When I went to college, my boyfriend informed me that I was provincial. From a province. He was from Queens, New York, and commuted an hour each way to a New York city magnet school. I protested that....
Writing Contest for Elementary Students 16 Aug 2013 | 01:59 pm
What a small world! I went to KidLitCon in 2012 and I met exactly one teacher there. There were tons of librarians and authors, but just one mom blogger (me) and one teacher (I think). She was really....
Dinosaur T Rex : Not the Fiercest! 14 Aug 2013 | 01:22 pm
This fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex (T. Rex) is the mascot of Boston’s Museum of Science. He (or she) can be seen as you enter the museum, and enticed my son down two stories to the dinosaur... [[ This i...
Sites to Teach Kids Foreign Languages 13 Aug 2013 | 07:38 pm
I use these sites to reinforce Foreign Language curriculum that we either do at home using a tutor or to help my child in middle school who is studying a foreign language. 100 Chinese Characters How.....
A Multicultural Round Up of Butterfly Books for Kids 12 Aug 2013 | 01:21 pm
Butterflies are all colors of the rainbow and exist all over the world, so why not have a multicultural round-up of children’s books as well? We visited the Butterfly Garden exhibit at the... [[ This...
Butterfly Garden 11 Aug 2013 | 01:21 pm
My son and I visited the Butterfly Garden exhibit at the Museum of Science in Boston. He missed his third grade school field trip because he had Strep Throat the last week of school so I promised him....
