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Archive for May 2008

May 31st, 2008

Activities For Your Youngsters This Summer - Reading & Others

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 As you wonder how to keep your youngsters occupied this summer, once the newness of summer vacation wears off for all of you, take a look at Karen’s post, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, here at One Book Two Book and Char’s at Weary Parent, Keeping Teens and Tweens Busy This Summer.  Also, those who left comments at [...]

By Mary Emma -- 2 comments

May 31st, 2008

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a great book to introduce to children during spring and/or early summer.   Children find this book amusing as they watch the caterpillar eat his way through an apple on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, and so on . . . until he is fat and has a stomachache.  Then the [...]

By Karen -- 1 comment

May 30th, 2008

Favorite Hideaways for Reading Books

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From my perch in the maple tree beside the kitchen door to the old farmhouse we called home, I could  spy upon all who entered and exited.  Not that they had anything to hide nor I for remaining unseen.  However, I often took a book here, along with an apple, and read until it [...]

By Mary Emma -- 0 comments

May 29th, 2008

What Do Your Children Like to Read?

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Share with us what your children like to read.  Ask them why they like those books.  Do they differ from the ones you enjoyed as a youngster and perhaps still like today?
I still like to read books for young readers, especially mysteries for middle readers and teens.  (Mysteries and intrigue novels also are my favorite [...]

By Mary Emma -- 2 comments

May 29th, 2008

Children’s Quilting Story Books & More at Quilting & Patchwork

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 I browsed  Quilting and Patchwork recently (another of my blogs) and enjoyed reading about two story books with a quilting theme, a poem about quilting with my grandmother, Sunbonnet Sue and more.
If you’d like to learn about The Rag Quilt, The Keeping Quilt, and Quilting with Grandma, check out: 5 Favorite Quilting Posts Including Story Books. 
(I’m [...]

By Mary Emma -- 0 comments

May 28th, 2008

Free Word Family Charts from Jan Brett

Jan Brett has word family charts on her site that you can print off. Aren’t they cute? The charts have the 37 most frequently used word family patterns. From these patterns, a child can master 500 primary words.
These charts are perfect for teachers, homeschoolers, parents, and anyone who would like to help children read.
 Click here [...]

By Karen -- 4 comments

May 27th, 2008

How Do We Capture Young Readers in the Electronic Age?

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Has the “electronic age” replaced reading books with electronic games? 
Teachers I talk with, as I do substitute teaching and conduct writing workshops in schools, find it challenging to keep many of their students interested in reading. They mention that it seems fewer of them like to read…or they don’t read so much at home.
“We have [...]

By Mary Emma -- 3 comments

May 26th, 2008

God Bless the USA

Thanks to all the men and women that have sacrificed to keep us free.

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May 25th, 2008

Random Drawing for Our Readers Who Are Quilters, too

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Are any of our readers quilters or fabric artists?
If so, you might want to check out the random drawing I’m sponsoring over at my Quilting and Patchwork blog for a quilting booklet, Bonnie Leman’s How to Make a Quilt - 25 Easy Lessons for Beginners.
Click on the title above for guidelines for the drawing.
Also, if you [...]

By Mary Emma -- 0 comments

May 24th, 2008

Are You a Book Hoarder?

It is possible that my family will be relocating in the next month or so.  In preparation for the big event, I have been sorting through boxes that we have in our basement.  Boxes and boxes, and boxes, and boxes!!!!  I confess that I am ashamed of all the stuff that we have accumulated in [...]

By Karen -- 0 comments