August 23, 2014
Positive Affirmation Notes For Kids: Lunchbox Love
Everyone needs a little positive affirmation once in a while. Everyone. Countdown’s on for the new school year, so I’ve
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July 27, 2014
The Fox And The Crane: Shadow Puppets With Printables
This week, Liska from Adventure in a Box shares a super-cool, totally new-to-teachmama.com idea. So cool, it’s nuts. Liska is a toymaker,
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July 20, 2014
Teach Letter Sounds Using 26 Kid-Centered Photos
We’re thrilled to share another Rockstar Sunday guest post with you–this time from a multi-talented blogger, Viviana. Viviana is
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July 13, 2014
Play With Letters Or Numbers: Cool Summer Learning For Kids
The following Rockstar Sunday guest post is written by a woman whose third language is English and who has two
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July 10, 2014
Nonfiction Reading In The Summer: Our Must-have Picks
I’ve said this before: June and July are crazy for us with our busy swim and dive schedules. So honestly,
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June 29, 2014
Shrinky Dink Flag Bracelet: Super-Cool Patriotic Craft
The following Rockstar Sunday guest post is written by one of the coolest gals on the planet, Becky Morales. Becky
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June 08, 2014
10 Ways To Create A Literacy Rich Environment
The following Rockstar Sunday guest post is written by Kate of An Everyday Story. Kate is a former teacher who
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June 03, 2014
Fun, Kid-friendly Learning At Baseball Games
Originally published June 6, 2011 but republished today because, well, it’s worth it. This past week, we experienced something
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May 21, 2014
First Steps To Writing: Teaching Grip To First Letters And Words
I just shared a cool series over at the Scholastic Parents Raise a Reader blog, and I think it will
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May 18, 2014
gallon ziploc bag activities for preschoolers
The following rockstar guest post is written by Barb of A Life in Balance. Barb has a ton of awesome ideas, and
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May 04, 2014
Getting Kids To Love Reading With A Literacy Club: LITClub
This post about getting reluctant readers to love reading is written by Ali Dent of Courage on the Edge of Tomorrow. Thank
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April 06, 2014
Fractions With FOOD: Hands-on Math
This post about fun with food and fractions is written by Jen of Beyond Traditional Math. Hopefully after reading
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March 31, 2014
disneyland fun facts: lunchbox notes
We are gearing up for a Disneyland adventure, and to prepare our family, we’re rocking some Disneyland fun
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March 23, 2014
Sweet, Sparkly Flower Craft For Kids: Read, Learn, Create
The following sweet, springtime guest post is written by the incredibly creative mom and teacher, Kristina Buskirk, of Toddler Approved.
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March 06, 2014
Lent Ideas For Kids and Families
Lent is here. And this year, rather than have Lent be a time when my kids complain and
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March 04, 2014
Turn Your Kids Into Grammar Sharks: National Grammar Day
I have been as sick as a dog–sick as a dawwwwg— for the past few days, but today I had
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February 20, 2014
Disney Surprise Scavenger Hunt
It’s been busy here for the last few days, with our insane weather and with FutureCity, Toy Fair,
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February 14, 2014
How To Make Homemade Slime: Snow Day Sparkle Slime
It’s been snowing a whole lot over here for the last few weeks, and in fact, this week, about 15
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February 04, 2014
Quick And Easy Addition Game: Finding Addends
Cora has really been into playing math games lately. That’s right. Math games. I love it. Like while Maddy and
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January 30, 2014
Musical Hearts: Reading, Moving, & Crazy-Fun Kid Game
The snow and freezing cold temps has cause my three kids to be on energy overload lately. They need to
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