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education: prehistoric pre-school activities

5/30/2018

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3 Prehistoric Preschool Activities: Incorporating Math, Literacy, and Art while helping you not go crazy during playtime.
We've been in the dinosaur phase a LONG time, you guys.  So long that I was feeling officially tapped out on ever running around making dino toys roar, reading another dino fact book, or watching one of the MANY Land Before Time stories (the songs get rough, guys. Even Reba McEntire as a Pterodactyl can't save 'em).  So this morning while the baby was snoozing, I tried out 3 different dinosaur themed preschool skill activities, and by golly THEY WORKED. 100% engagement! I'm pretty sure all of these ideas could be themed with any type of animal or characters with which your kid is OBSESSED.  They build in literacy and math skills and help you not go crazy during playtime. WIN WIN!

​The first one is for reading, the second for art, and the third for math! 

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toddlers + receptive language

7/17/2016

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5 Thoughts on Receptive Language for Parents with Late-Talking Toddlers
In just 3 short months, little Rowan is going to be TWO.  How did this happen so fast? Seriously. One interesting thing going on with him at this age is how his receptive language is surging, yet he hardly produces real words.  So this got me thinking and wondering how many other young toddlers out there are this same way (or if the norm is to just be jabbering already)... Or is it just half and half?

​I couldn't find any hard statistics on how many toddlers are slower to produce expressive language, but I do know that it is more common in boys.  I also read that 70-80% of late talkers will outgrow a language delay (if they have no delays in comprehension). But then this kind of sent me down a rabbit trail as I wondered, how do you know if you might be in that other 20-30%?

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Stuff I like: "education is freedom" shirt design

10/14/2015

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I thought I would share some causes and products that I like from time to time... Even though I'm not getting paid for it (and maybe I should be) but who cares.

​First up is this "Education is Freedom" shirt design that gives a tiny percentage of proceeds to First Book.

​I think they only donate 7%, but hey, it's better than nothing, and teachers from all over have been asking me about it. 

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