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Mother’s Day Book GIVEAWAY: Mommy Mine by Tim Warnes with illustrations by Jane Chapman (illustrator of Bear Snores On) Why we love this book: Look at these illustrations. How can you resist that sweetness?! We absolutely love these colorful, sweet, playful illustrations of Mommies and their little ones. But this book is so much more. [...]

I had mentioned on our tour of Philadelphia that I was teaching the novel Fever 1793. It has been a great experience so far. We read 3 chapters in our class yesterday and the kids were literally begging for more. I have found that the background of the story and the history of their own [...]

When I grow-up, I aspire to be my friend Katie. (Which will be hard as she is a wee bit younger than me! I’ve got some catching-up to do!) Katie has dedicated her life to helping children around the world. She made her first trip when she was only 15 years-old to visit Orphans in [...]

the word 'one' the 'o'sounds like 'wa' does any other word use 'o' in this way? The Spelling Blog

speak english language Afrikaans is a South African language originating from the Dutch spoken by settlers in Africa in the seventeenth century. Despite the fact that Afrikaans developed in Africa and is unique to the region, it is classified as Low Franconian West Germanic due to the fact that it originates from Dutch. Aside from [...]

Photo: D. Sharon Pruitt/Flickr [Ed. Note: This is the first in a series of six occasional posts about Children’s Hospital Boston staff who received Patient Services Research Grants in 2011. This grant program engages the professional staff in the Department of Patient Services in high quality pediatric research with the ultimate goal of improving child [...]

Hello gang! I am new to this forum, but wanted to get your input on a question I have. I have been substituting for more than 6 years, and have learned my way around the Smartboard technology through trial and error. I am curious to see how teachers feel about subs and using smartboards? I [...]

speak english language Much like approx. 75% of the world’s population, Gwyneth Paltrow, along with a vast and growing number of English-speaking celebrities, are (becoming) multilingual. In this short video-clip, see and hear Gwyneth Paltrow speak Spanish fluently! Also see a short preview of other celebrities who speak more than just English. Visit: www.celebratelanguages.com/celebs to [...]

Oh, oh, oh! Let’s go fly a kite Up to the highest height! Let’s go fly a kite and send it soaring Up through the atmosphere Up where the air is clear Oh, let’s go fly a kite! One of the true blessings of our homeschool experience is the time the children get to spend [...]