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Little Girls Can Be Mean
written by Michelle Anthony, Ph.D. and Reyna Lindert, Ph.D.
Who is bullying your daughter? It’s not the big, mean monster on the playground; it’s more likely a good friend!
Little Girls Can Be Mean shows parents that the best friend – worst enemy bully is a reality for many elementary school girls and it teaches parents what we do to help our children.
What do you do about it? Well, you can’t fix it for them but you can help them learn how to problem solve it for themselves — the most essential of life skills.
***Read more about Little Girls Can Be Mean on Imagination Soup.
The Kissing Hand
written by Audrey Penn
Chester Raccoon feels nervous about going to school so his mom gives him a kiss to hold in his hand while he’s away from her. And, Chester Raccoon gives his mom something to hold, too.
The Night Before First Grade
written by Natasha Wing
Colorado author, Natasha Wing, writes all the Night Before books in the familiar rhyme of the Night Before Christmas. Look for The Night Before Preschool and The Night Before Kindergarten as well. The books are always funny and reassuring.
Wemberly Worried
written by Kevin Henkes
I love Henkes books and this one is so dear because so many children struggle with worrying. Wemberly worries about everything. Most of all she worries about the first day of school. When she arrives at school, her teachers helps her make friends with another girl and soon Wemberly realizes that she hasn’t worried all day.
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Earn It, Learn It,
Teach Your Child the Value of Money, Work, and Time Well Spent
written by Alisa T. Weinstein
Sourcebooks, 2011
My entrepreneur husband thinks this book is the bomb. Or maybe the jackpot. Because this book teaches children about real life professions, 50 different professions, and in the learning process, tasks are worth money. All age appropriate of course.
You’re probably scratching your head in confusion. It does sound weird, doesn’t it?
Let me give you an example. Since it’s spring, let’s us horticulturist as our example. By the way, your child picks the job, not you.
First, you’ll pick activities from the Jump In section to get an overview of the profession. These activities are leveled from 1 – 3 of difficulty. Let’s pretend we want to pick a level two activity like this one — “Label three plants. You can use store-bought labels or make some by attaching a piece of card stock to tree sticks. Or use permanent marker or paint to write the plants’ names on smooth rocks.”
Then, you get to the “Study” section. We might pick this level two task like this –”For three days, keep one of your houseplants in a dark closet (remember to water it!). Then move the plant to a sunny window for three days. Report what differences you see. Why is it importnat for Horticulturists to think about sunlight when planning their gardens?“
Next comes the “Protect” section. Again, we could do something like this task — “Create your own slow release irrigation system for a plant in your home. . . “
Finally, “Maintain Facilities” includes this level one task, “Organize your horticulture tools.“
As far as paying, the book suggests being flexible but consistent with whatever you decided. One idea suggested is for one career a week, payday would be Friday.
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Three people will WIN a copy of Earn It, Learn It! E-mail your name and address (to make book delivery faster) to [email protected] with “Earn It” in the subject line. We will randomly select one lucky winner to receive a copy of the book. Deadline for entry is midnight MST on April 30, 2011.
The Nature Connection
An Outdoor Workbook for Kids, Families, and Classrooms
written and illustrated by Clare Walker Leslie
Storey Publishing, 2010
non-fiction
Finally a nature activity book that not only is an appropriate reading level for kids, but is very interesting, too! I’ve seen many nature-friendly books for kids that are too challenging for elementary readers, or they have too many words with little space in which to write or draw. But, this book is perfect for elementary-aged students to learn, read, draw, and write.
It’s organized by How to be a Naturalist, Learning the Seasons and then, monthly, with related information and activities. The words are written in large, readable font in earthy green, white, or brown – and it just feels spacious to read.
The activity pages give simple directions and provide plenty of writing or drawing space. For example, one page “Go on a Field Trip” asks you to go on a field trip for colors, sounds and clues to the season and after each, provides lines for writing and an inset box with suggestions. See more for yourself here and watch the author on YouTube here.
Book Play: Make your own nature scavenger hunt. Write down a list of 10 things you find in your backyard. Then give your list to someone else to find those things.
WIN a copy of The Nature Connection! E-mail your name and address (to make book delivery faster) to [email protected] with “The Nature Connection” in the subject line. We will randomly select one lucky winner to receive a copy of the book. Deadline for entry is midnight MST on April 16, 2011.
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Snow Play: How to Make Forts & Slides & Winter Campfires Plus the Coolest Loch Ness Monster
and 23 Other Brrriliant Projects in the Snow
written by Birgitta Ralson, photographs by Vegard Fimland
Artisan, 2010
non-fiction
I’m writing this post on a seventy degree day in Colorado. Yes, it’s January and we have no snow. If it doesn’t snow soon, how can I make all this cool stuff with my kids? So, I haven’t tried anything from this book yet. Not with this weather. But, I can’t wait.
Apparently, we don’t need any fancy tools or supplies to become ice sculptors – just things like shovels, spray bottles, buckets and knives. Each project is marked for difficult with starts, one for easy and four for advanced. The book is divided into four sections: Curious Creatures, Magical Lights, Playing with Snow and Adventurous Spaces.
Curious Creatures includes a mutated snowman, my personal favorite, with a rating of two stars. The resulting mutation looks like five snowman melted together into a many faced, and armed creature. It’s very cool. Or you could make frozen critters — little animals with straws for legs, necks, and tails.
Magical Lights teaches you how to build a snow campfire, which is considered difficult. Or, if you have LED lights, make a group of ghostly alien-like creatures. I wish I had the photograph to show you, they look really spooky at night with their lit-up eyes.
In the Playing With Snow, learn how to sculpt letters out of snow blocks, make an ice charm for your trees, and build a fort for your marbles to slide.
Finally, learn how to build a snow castle, which is sort of like building a sand castle, in the Adventurous Spaces section. Also, if you have a hill, follow the directions to make an ice slide or a snow cave, both which look like serious outdoor fun.
I didn’t list all the imaginative snow ideas, but you get the idea how this book will make your snow play so much more than before. More fun. More creative. More interesting.
Now, if it would only snow . . .
1 Comments on Snow Play With Forts, Slides, Monsters and More, last added: 1/30/2011
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