June Table Topics
Welcome back to our hugely popular series- Table Topics. Each month conversation starters are shared with you to use at the table to get your kids talking. The June table topics are all centered around FOOD! All you need to do is print the June Table Topics (Food) (strips) June Table Topics (card format). Cut them apart. Place them in a decorative container and set it on your dinner table. Each day, select one topic to read aloud and discuss. Let's get talking! Name as many foods or dishes as you can think of that … Continue Reading...
Inch by Inch- Virtual Book Club
This month's Virtual Book Club for Kids featured author is Leo Lionni. We chose the book Inch by Inch to showcase. In the story, a robin and inch worm encounter one another. The quick thinking inch worm convinces the bird to allow him to measure her tail to avoid being eaten. The inch worm then travels around measuring different birds until finally he inches his way to freedom when he measures the last bird's song. The book has great math (measuring) extension possibilities. To also tie in a literacy extension, we came up with … Continue Reading...
Alphabet Summer Fun and a GIVEAWAY
Summer fun is just around the corner! And, we've been having lots of fun with learning the alphabet around the house. So, I thought I'd combine the two into a fun project for the summer. Our ABC Summer Fun is a version of the summer bucket lists that you may have seen on Pinterest. I took each letter of the alphabet and created a fun activity to match the letter. I recycled summer color paint samples that my mom had leftover. Even the names of the colors fit the season- "Summer Dance", "Lemon Twist" and "June Day". Most of the … Continue Reading...
Dig Into Gardening and Then Make Soup!
This year's national summer reading library theme is "Dig Into Reading". I'm excited to bring you monthly summer posts with book ideas to support the theme in conjunction with some other very talented bloggers from the Kid Blogger Network. This month we are featuring "Dig Into Gardening" books. Here are four picture books centered around growing and cooking ingredients for soup! Each of the books listed includes a yummy recipe in the story. Carrot Soup by John Segal has been a favorite in our house this spring. Rabbit plants his … Continue Reading...
Children’s Choice Book Awards- Throwing a Book Gala Picnic
One of the neatest awards given in the children's books category is the Children's Choice Book Awards. It's the only award voted for by children! There are five nominations for kids to choose from in the Book of the Year K-2nd category. Other categories include 3rd-4th, 5th-6th and teens. Here's this year's ballot for the K-2nd Book of the Year category. Which book would your child choose? Head over to the Children's Book Week for official voting in all categories. Voting ends May 9 , 2013. Every awards event needs a … Continue Reading...
Literacy Guest Spotlight Q & A: Sandra Halajian
Our Literacy Guest Spotlight Q & A continues this month. If you are joining us for the first time, WELCOME! Each month we travel around the world interviewing people who are passionate about literacy and young children. This month we are talking to Sandra Halajian, the author of Book Talks. Let's get talking! Sandra, tell us a little about yourself. I am a mom and an educator (and of course a wife to a wonderful husband). My daughter is a freshman in high school and my son is in seventh grade. I enjoy motherhood tremendously. I … Continue Reading...
