Not Your Parents’ Money Book by Jean Chatzky Now that it is holiday season it’s the perfect time to teach kids about giving and money management. Most books about teaching kids about money are written for adults. But, Jean Chatzky wrote Not Your Parents’ Money Book: Making, Saving, and Spending Your Own Moneyfor children. […]
Children’s Books in the Spirit of Thanksgiving
November 19, 2011 1 Comment
Weekly Trip to the Library In the spirit of Thanksgiving (coming up on Thursday) I borrowed some books from the library about thankfulness and the many blessings we have, rather than specifically about the holiday of Thanksgiving. I think these are great choices for children to share the spirit of Thanksgiving. Of course if you […]
One-Third of Girls and One in Six Boys Will Be Molested
November 12, 2011 3 Comments
My Body Belongs to Me by Jill Starishevsky Over the past week there has been tons of media coverage about sexual harassment and sexual assault. Plus, a new survey and a report shows half to 80% of middle school and high school students feel they have been sexually harassed. That’s why for this Weekly Trip to the Library […]
How Separated Military Parents and Their Children are United Through Reading
October 26, 2011 1 Comment
United Through Reading Each year as the holidays approach I try to find a worthy organization to donate to. This month we have been discussing the importance of reading aloud to children and how to read aloud to babies. So, I think I have found the perfect charitable organization that promotes and understands the importance of reading aloud […]
What’s Good for the Goose: Rhyme Schemes
October 22, 2011 2 Comments
Mother Goose Books By Esme Raji Codell, Author of How to Get Your Child to Love Reading Every Gosling deserves a good collection of Mother Goose in their nest. Some folks like classic editions they remember for their own childhood such as The Real Mother Goose illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright. But to me, the […]
Goose’s Story by Cari Best
October 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs This past week we encouraged you to teach children what Autumn looks like, feels like, tastes like, smells like, and sounds like. A common sign of Autumn is the sound of geese honking as they migrate south for the winter. In Goose’s Story, by Cari Best, Canadian geese […]
What Do You Love Most About Autumn?
September 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
What Does Autumn Sound Like? This week we discussed how to get kids to appreciate and enjoy Autumn using their five senses. We encourage you to teach children what Autumn looks like, feels like, tastes like, smells like, and finally today what the season sounds like. In Autumn we can hear the tractors as the […]
Enjoying Autumn With Kids
September 29, 2011 1 Comment
What Does Autumn Smell Like? We have been discussing ways for kids to learn about Autumn using their senses. Autumn smells like the first fire in the fireplace, apple pies, and beeswax candles on the dinner table as night’s darkness falls earlier and earlier. Help kids identify smells like fireplaces and bonfires, pickling spices, and […]
What’s Your Favorite Autumn Recipe?
September 28, 2011 7 Comments
What Does Autumn Taste Like? Photo from amomamok When I think of autumn I think of the harvest of apples, pumpkins, cranberries, and corn. Just think of Thanksgiving dinner, and what American doesn’t love Thanksgiving? I love to cut up a red and green apples and have the kids close their eyes and have a taste […]
What Does Autumn Look Like?
September 26, 2011 3 Comments
Using Our Senses to Enjoy Autumn The most beautiful sight in Autumn is the changing colors of the leaves. This provides opportunities to create leaf rubbings and other leaf related crafts. We can rake leaves together, which naturally leads to jumping in leaf piles! Kids also love collecting acorns and seed pods, watching migrating birds, and […]
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