Jack and the Beanstalk (plus lesson resources)
Jack and the Beanstalk simply couldn’t be a more perfect foil for hands on storytelling. First of all, Good Ol’ Jack doesn’t listen to his mother and mass chaos ensues. …
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Make Way for the Live Ducklings Cam!
If you enjoyed our review of Make Way for Ducklings, you will no doubt enjoy this live stream, courtesy of the Coralville Public Library. Mrs. Mallard has apparently decided that …
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Kid’s Garden (plus lesson resources)
Margaret Atwood said: “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” Well, we’ve certainly got that down. This starting new plants thing goes like …
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Book ’em Kiddo: Funky Yellow Bus
Robin Rosenberg was nice enough to send me a copy of her newest book, Funky Yellow Bus, to facilitate our review. As usual around here, there was no higher excitement …
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Good Mom, Bad Mom, Best Mom in the Whole Wide World
We are all going to fall down sometimes. When we see someone stumble, our job is not to kick them in the face and yell, “SERVES YOU RIGHT!” But to encourage them to get up and KEEP RUNNING. Because this race is not over until we all get across the finish line, and we are still pulling together.
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I’m doing an eMeals Test Drive!
eMeals has provided me with a subscription to their service so I can put it through its paces and tell you all about it. I’m wrapping up my first week …
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