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5/24/2011

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       Electric Company is my new sneaky way to integrate more literacy education into my Kindergartener’s day. This classic companion to Sesame Street introduces beginning readers to new reading skills while also entertaining viewers with funny characters, catchy songs, and cool graphics.

Case in point:

    Recently I’ve been talking to my son about “the silent e" at the end of a word that makes the other vowel in the word say its name. For example: ride, base, bone, mute. As he and I read along in a book, we often come to a word following this rule and I will remind him. But since watching Electric Company he calls this English spelling rule the “ninja e”.
Thank you Electric Company: you are so much cooler
and so much more memorable than boring old Mom.
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S..P..E..L..L...

4/24/2010

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Two years ago Santa brought an Aquadoodle for Christmas.
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This simple toy doesn’t get much play time anymore,
but I drag it out at least once a month for a new purpose: handwriting and spelling practice!
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Here’s a photo of my oldest practicing this words spelling list. The water mat seems to break up the monotony of
practicing spelling words (we usually quiz him over dinner). Little brother doesn’t like to be left out and so I
also occasionally “assign” him writing tasks too:
his name, 1-10, or the ABCs. 


Just one more way to get a bit more mileage out of
Santa’s generosity.


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Superkid…

2/10/2010

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My youngest son celebrated his 5th birthday this month. Ek! How did 5 years go by so fast?

For the special occasion, we planned a small party with school friends and chose a Superhero theme. (I thank all the fabulous Mommies who have come before me for their inspiration and great ideas!) Here was our recipe for fun:


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Step #1-
Superhero ABC makes for a great read aloud, as it includes some pretty heavy alliteration that encourages kiddos to think of words that fit the pattern. (Mom alert: The V Superhero Vomits on Villains which is Very Vile – be warned.)



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Step#2-
Superhero capes made from inexpensive costume fabric can be cut, surged, and finished with double fold bias tape with ease. Use super-savvy sticky-backed felt to create letters and symbols to decorate the back. Have even more stickers and jewels on hand for Superkids to personalize their cape and decorate their superhero mask.


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Step#3-
Drop a pinch of paper confetti into brown balloons before blowing-up and allow your super heroes to demonstrate their superhuman strength by lifting and then crushing these “rocks.” The resulting confetti all-over-the-floor is dramatic, but vacuums up easily. We also hid stars throughout the house and children used their amazing eagle-eyes and x-ray vision to find those stars inscribed with their name. It’s all the fun of hide-and-seek, with no one crouched beneath your coats in the front closet.


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Step #4-
Be prepared for running, as it’s almost impossible to put on a superhero cape, flex your muscles, and NOT run around in order to see the cape flap-in-the-wind behind you.



Step#5-
Lastly, be sure to have your camera ready as you’re guaranteed to see super-big smiles on super-great kids at this super-fun party!

Do you have any superhero or party ideas?
Please do share!
Another birthday will be here before we know it!

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A taste of reading...

7/16/2009

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Last week, I hosted an ABC lunch for my kiddos and their friends. Guests were assigned a letter of the alphabet and asked to bring food starting with that letter. Our table was full from A to Z with yummy treats! (See Hazelnuts above!)

Even better: my oldest created his very own ABC book and my youngest has taken to announcing the appropriate letters for his food (B is for banana), his clothes (S is for shoes), and his toys (T is for train).

Phonics, food and fun – every learner’s dream!

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