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Read Aloud Thursday–July 2015

July 30, 2015 by Amy 3 Comments

Hello!  How are you all doing these days?  I feel like I’ve been away for most of the summer and only slowly began making my return this month.  We have been in a fairly consistent read-aloud routine, so that‘s something to smile about.  🙂 This has been the summer of Elizabeth Enright.  We have read … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Kid-Speak Tagged: Benny, board books, fiction picture books, Juvenile Fiction, Louise, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday, The DLM

The DLM, a metacognitive note

May 24, 2015 by Amy 1 Comment

We’re enjoying A Perfectly Messed-Up Story by Patrick McDonnell again.  It’s a book that has grown on me because the DLM loves it so much.  I just wanted to pop on here to document something that happened tonight to remind myself of how much I enjoy having a front-row seat to watching the unfolding intellects … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education Tagged: Bookish Thoughts, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday, The DLM

Caught Reading

May 15, 2015 by Amy 2 Comments
Posted in: Bloggy Randomness, Books Tagged: Caught Reading, The DLM

Odds & Ends

February 13, 2015 by Amy 6 Comments

We had one day of relative warmth this week, and we headed for the park with our Chick Fil A lunch in hand to soak up the rays.  This was on Wednesday after CBS.  We met dear friends there, and the kids had a great time running and sliding and swinging.  Benny slid down the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education, Kid-Speak Tagged: Benny, Louise, Lulu, The DLM, Weekly Wrap-Up

Friday’s Fave Five

February 6, 2015 by Amy 6 Comments

It has been a super busy week again this week, too, but that’s the way it’s supposed to be, I guess. I found last week’s FFF exercise encouraging, so I thought I’d come back this week with another post.  I’m going to have to get back into the habit of pulling out my camera, too, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education Tagged: Benny, Friday's Favorite Five, Gratitude, The DLM, Weekly Wrap-Up
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