The weather forecast called for rain all day on Sunday. We didn’t get much rain, but we did get some wind. It was a perfect day for flying a kite. We spent about an hour at the kids’ school, taking turns flying the kite. I love anything that encourages team work between my kids. It
I could tell my kids we were going to Disneyland or Hawaii and they’d be excited. But, when I tell them we’re going to the farm, they can’t sleep the night before! Labor Day weekend was filled with family and fun, over at my cousin’s farm. My kids experience things they never could at home.
Not too long ago I had a group of family and friends over to my house. It didn’t take long for the question to come up, “And what is the purpose of all of these pets?” Cooper is our 2 year old Labradoodle. Cookie is our newest family member. She’s a Holland Lop and her
We are really making progress on our Summer To-Do List. When we added Build A Fort to the list, I really thought the kids wanted to build a fort for themselves. Nope. They built a bunny fort. Cookie’s a pretty good sport. Here she is sitting in the milk box, on the front porch. The
I’ve often said that making connections and background knowledge is the most important comprehension strategy we teach in kindergarten. Even though I teach kids how to connect their schema to the books we are reading, I’m not their first, best, or most important teacher. YOU are. As a parent, you have the opportunity to give