This is a Scholastic sponsored post. The hardest part of getting my kids to read was finding books my kids wanted to read. For each of my kids, they started to read more when they found a book they enjoyed. Sounds so simple, but that is often the problem when you have kids that don’t like to[…]
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This is a Scholastic sponsored post. Have your kids been reading this summer? I encouraged my kids to read new books. I didn’t tell them what to read, but I asked them to find something new. As I talked about in the past, summer drain sucks and I’m not big on homework, so summer[…]
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They love reading out under the tree in the back yard.
This is a Scholastic sponsored post. Have your kids been reading this summer? I encourage my kids to spend their summer’s reading by having a lot of books available. They always seem to find the books. The theme for this year’s Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge is “Power Up & Read,” powered by Energizer®. The Energizer Bunny[…]
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This is a Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge sponsored post. Summer is here! Today is the last day of school for my kids. Do you have a summer reading program in place for your kids this summer? Before you get all, “but it’s summer and they need to be lazy” on me…listen! I get that! I[…]
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This is a Scholastic sponsored post. As summer approaches once again, I start to think about what my kids will do all summer. I’m not big on having a planned schedule and lesson time during the summer. I enjoy the lazy days and sleeping in too. But summer reading can be done at any time[…]
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I think my grandson would do a very good job of it.
This is a Disney Publishing sponsored post. Finding a middle school book series my two middle school aged kids would enjoy has been difficult. I was hopeful when my daughter agreed to read the Gabby Duran and the Unsittables (affiliate.) Usually she isn’t interested in the books I suggest. She opened the book up and[…]
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Last month, I told you about my expectations for summer reading for my kids. This month we took our summer reading outdoors to read under the stars. Scholastic provided the books and information about the stars and EVEREADY® provided the flashlights so we could read outside and enjoy the night sky while reading. Reading Under[…]
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This post is sponsored by Scholastic. It’s Summer!!! In my house that means sleeping in, staying up late, mornings at the pool, afternoons reading and playing, grilling out, vacation and generally a more relaxed household. I believe summers are for fun and letting kids be kids, BUT, I want my kids to read during the[…]
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My daughter loves Berenstain bears and anything she can get her hands one!