Very soon, the kids will be out of school for summer. While that means lots of fun activities, we don’t want them to experience too much of the “summer slide,” where they lose some of what they learned during the school year. To avoid this, it’s a good idea to add some educational activities to your summer plans. But that doesn’t mean you have to sit down at a desk and use workbooks. You can make learning fun!
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Service: How to Help Others by Readingmaking a difference! • tips for giving back
Many of you may be starting to feel the increased pressure of summer approaching, with Teacher Appreciation duties, end-of-school-year responsibilities, and summer activities to plan. However, I hope you’ll still take a moment each day to incorporate a little bit of service, for both your benefit and others’. This week’s…
Book Review: “Dad Rules” for How to be a Better ParentThere is a book—Dad Rules: A Simple Manual for a Complex Job—that consists of 81 rules that any father… worth his salt should know. They are rules like: “Cowboy up and help your wife with changing diapers” and “Take care of some of the night-time feedings.” While
Book Review: The Hunger GamesWhen the Mom It Forward crew asked me to write a book review about The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins I don’t think they realized they were talking to a BIG fan of Young Adult (YA) Novels! Apparently, I am not the only Generation X mom who loves to read…
Read: How to Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday with Your Kidsfamily fun • activities-parties
I still remember the deep enthrallment I felt when I first read Dr. Seuss’ The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. I don’t remember why it was so enchanting; I’ve never been that into hats. These days, I have all of Dr. Seuss’ and Theo LeSieg’…s books and my
Community: Volunteer Places and Opportunities for Seniorsmaking a difference! • bettering communities
I have had the great pleasure of helping a wonderful neighbor of mine through a huge life transformation. He is 64, has Cerebral Palsy, and has lived across the street until last year.
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After his 93 year-old mother passed away, Dan was thrust into a new world. The world
Literacy: Ways to Teach Children How to Readmom • education • parenting • education
Now looking back on my childhood, I realize I was fortunate that our house was filled with many types of books. My favorite time in school was the designated half-hour of reading… in our Homeroom Class. Some students hated this time meant for reading, but it was the period
Children’s Literacy: 5 Ways to Get Your Kids to Love Readingmom • education • parenting • education
Reading books to kids, being creative when it comes to books, using technology to make reading fun — all of these activities help get kids to love reading. Did you know that more than 88 percent of children who have difficulty reading… at the end of first grade
Reading: 10 Ways to Convert Your Love of Literature Into Servicemaking a difference! • my world • Mom It Forward Mondays • tips for giving back
Service—This week’s Season of Service ch…allenge is to read, either things that inspire you to reach out and help others, or for other people. These are hopefully not your typical ideas, as I think you can readily come up with many ways to read to your children and
Reading: Ways to Overcome Illiteracy One Book at a TimeWhen it comes to illiteracy, it seems hard to believe that in low-income communities there is one book for every 300 children. In these low-income families and communities, price is the #1 barrier to book ownership. The social ramifications of this reality affect all of us. Studies have shown that…
Ride a bike or walk to a close destination to which you would normally drive.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
