Make Going to the Zoo a Learning Experience for the Kids The summer is approaching (even started for some) and time for nannies and au pairs to prepare fun and safe activities to do with kids. At the same time, we need to keep the kids’ brains form turning into mush in what is often […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs Memorial Day Surprise By Theresa Golding, Alexandra Artigas (Illustrator) A mother tells her son that there is a “big surprise” at the Memorial Day Celebration. As the boy watches the parade, he asks if each part of the parade is the “surprise” – from the […]
Are You Doing Anything Special for Cinco de Mayo? Cinco de Mayo means the 5th of May and celebrates the Mexican Army’s victory against the French at the battle of Puebla – a battle that took place on May 5, 1862. Serve any of your favorite Mexican delicacies such as tacos, fajitas, nachos with salsa […]
What Are Your Favorite Easter Books for Children?Click here to see what the basic symbols of Easter mean and our children’s books about Easterlast year.
Weekly Trip to the Library It is Spring and in many parts of the country it rains a lot in the Spring. Below we recommend some great children children’s books about rain with corresponding activities to do with your charges with and/or in the rain. So, read these books and put on your rain slickers […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs In many parts of the world, spring brings rain. After reading books about rain (see below) teach your charges about the parts of the water cycle: precipitation, collection, evaporation, and condensation. Make a terranium to show the cycle of rain. Get a small plastic container […]
What Children Like in Books Be the Best Nanny Newsletter has been encouraging nannies and au pairs to read daily to their charges. Here is a simple guide from Reach Out and Read on what kinds of books are most suitable for children of different age groups. INFANTS (6-12 MONTHS) LIKE Board books with photos […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs Monday February 21, 2011 is President’s Day in America. Books can help children of all ages better understand the President’s role in our country. Here are two of our favorite. If I Were President by Catherine Stier and Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan This charming picture book gives […]
Poetry To Teach Children to Love Language Be the Best Nanny Newsletter’s new year resolution is to read more to children this year. We hear poetry everyday but often take it for granted. We hear poetry in the songs we sing and in the books we read. Poetry is often used in children’s books because […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs You’re Lovable to Me by Kat YehWith a rhythmic text and whimsical illustrations, You’re Lovable to Me celebrates the love between parent and child that transcends behavior and time and enables a mother rabbit to tell each of her six bunnies that, no matter what, […]
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