I want the characters in the stories my children read to reflect the amazingly beautiful diversity of our world. In fact, I am committed to building a diverse home library and hope that you join me this year in increasing the number of books in your home that represent our world. In partnership with Lee and Low Publishing, I have the opportunity to bring to you diverse books on a selected theme: this month we are looking at ART! A special thanks to Lee and Low for ... Read more...
Books for Raising Global Kids: I See the Sun with FREE Printable #ReadYourWorld
We need diverse books in our home, school, and public libraries. Children must be able to "see" themselves in literature and make personal connections with stories. I am extremely excited to once again participate and assist in hosting Multicultural World Book Day, where bloggers around the world are sharing a multicultural book and activity that you can do along with the story. We received several books in the "I See the Sun" series from Satya House Publishing to share with ... Read more...
Celebrating Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Finding books that reflect countries and religions that are different from your home language at times can be a challenge. Have you considered purchasing a picture book about another country or perhaps another religion for your child? I remember on my first trip to India all I wanted to do was purchase a few story books to bring back to my students that were based in India or even a traditional Indian story. I searched high and low through quite a few markets and never found ... Read more...
Valentine’s Day Learning Activities For Kids to Make and Do
My 3rd grader comes home from school ready for some FUN and PLAY, plus she sees all the fun things her little brothers get to do and feels a little left out. It seems like our schools have left all the crafting and cute projects out of the school day. In fact, we haven't seen a holiday project come home from school since kindergarten. Our big kids still need time to explore materials, express their creativity and celebrate the season, so I look for activities that are fun, hands-on, have a ... Read more...
After School Activities for Kids {Week 4}
It's hard to believe it's the last week of January! This month has flown by at our house. I think that we're finally getting back into the routine of things with school, homework and after school activities. What about you and your family? Do you have anything special planned new for After School. I've been exploring the options of signing our oldest daughter up for piano. And then we're trying to decide between signing up for soccer or dance. Do you have any ... Read more...
The Best Parenting Books for Expecting Parents to Read
Love to read parenting advice? Me too! Today I am sharing with you some of my favorite books about child development, sleep, eating healthy, raising kind children, and how to get your child to listen books. There will also be our online community of Mom's best parenting books for expecting parents to read too! Â This article is part of our Best Parenting Advice for New Parents Series. Did I miss your favorite parenting read? Feel free to comment on this article. The Best Parenting ... Read more...
Tips for Returning to Work after Baby
As a mom who returned to work when her baby was only 2 weeks old, I can tell you - it was too soon! It's hard enough to go back after 6 weeks. But, life happens and you do what your family needs: food, water, and shelter. Fortunately, our circumstances changed and I was able to stay home longer after baby #2 and become a stay-at-home mom. The transition from staying at home to working is tough. I've gathered the best tips for returning to work after the baby here for you. What ... Read more...
3 Fun & Easy Snowman Vocabulary Activities for Preschool
It's a great time of year to play and learn with snowmen! Here are 3 fun & easy snowman vocabulary activities for preschool. Try them during after school playtime. No snow? Make a pretend snowman with felt! Snowman Vocabulary Activities Time needed: 5 minutes per activity Materials Needed: Activity 1: Using words to describe concepts of size. In this activity you will need 3 different size snowballs. BIG - BIGGER - BIGGEST If you have time, put yourselves ... Read more...
Teaching Kids about Diversity
My son has reached the age where I feel it is time to talk to him about diversity. I believe that it is my job as a parent to talk to him about our differences and explain how to politely (and quietly) ask me if he has questions about those differences. It is also my job to teach him how to see beyond these differences to find the similarities and strengths in others. Teaching Kids about Diversity isn't just a one lesson event, it is a continuous dialog. As a parent, I know that diversity ... Read more...
After School Activities for Kids {Week 3}
Planning activities of what to do after school this time of year can be a little bit more challenging with the cooler weather. This past week our family was dealing with a pretty yucky cold with both of my girls and hubby . Perhaps we should have paid closer attention to Amanda's post of Tips for Staying Healthy with the Playful Preschool group. The advantage is we have a bit more time to sit and do some of the fun Winter Activities that were shared on Last Week's After ... Read more...
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