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Great New Chapter Books for Kids GIVEAWAY

Pragmatic Mom — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:48:59 PDT

I’ve been trying to read more children’s book lately to catch up on my pile so I’ve taken to carting around a small pile of books everywhere I go and reading a little here and a...

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5th Grade Slavery Unit in Newton

Pragmatic Mom — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:16:54 PDT

My daughter is studying slavery and the first thing I thought of what that our town was a part of the Underground Railroad. Not our particular house (not old enough) but the Jackson Homestead in...

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Lemonade Stand Ideas for Young Entrepreneurs: 100 Days of Play

Pragmatic Mom — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:43:12 PDT

I’m thrilled to be joining Sun Scholars and 99 other bloggers for 100 Days of Play! Need play ideas? Please join us as we explore ideas for playful learning! With nice weather finally arriving...

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10 Haunting Holocaust Books for Kids

Pragmatic Mom — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:54:41 PDT

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. ~ Edmund Burke I will be the first to admit that I avoid children’s books about war. They depress me. I even get...

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Children’s Choice Book Awards 2013

Pragmatic Mom — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:25:16 PDT

The Children’s Choice Book Awards 2013! The children have spoken (and voted) and this is what they like! Kindergarten to Second Grade Children’s Choice Book Award Winner Nighttime...

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Teaching Perseverance to Children: Lesson from a Yo Yo Champion

Pragmatic Mom — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:21:54 PDT

This video from TED got me thinking as a parent about teaching perseverance to children. What if your child had this crazy idea that he or she wanted to play with a yo yo as a career ambition?...

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Kid Lit Giveaway Hop!

Pragmatic Mom — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:22:03 PDT

Celebrate Children’s Book Week with a week of giveways hosted by Mother Daughter Book Reviews and Youth Literature Reviews. 90 bloggers will be be doing giveaways all this week as part of Kid...

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Cartoonists Demand Gun Control (and so do I!)

Pragmatic Mom — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:56:53 PDT

“If eight children were dying every day from a mysterious virus, our country would mobilize to put a stop to it. Gun violence is an epidemic that is taking our children’s lives in our...

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Clever Picture Books That Captivate

Pragmatic Mom — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:36:29 PDT

All three of my kids, ages 13, 11 and 8, delighted in this clever picture book with a book-within-a-book-within-a-book format. I figured if this picture book could captivate a teenager, it has a lock...

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Screen Free Week Ideas using K’NEX! GIVEAWAY

Pragmatic Mom — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:43:25 PDT

Thank goodness a shipment of K’NEX came this past week. We are trying to cut back on screens for Screen Free Week and my biggest challenge is my 8-year-old son who like to simultaneously play...

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Top 10 Best Chapter Books Set in Florida’s Past

Pragmatic Mom — Mon, 06 May 2013 01:04:09 PDT

It could just be me but I find that there is something poetic and Old Hollywood-y about Florida’s past. Perhaps it is just the way old Florida is portrayed in children’s books. The...

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Percy Jackson Book Club for Boys

Pragmatic Mom — Sun, 05 May 2013 01:58:03 PDT

Our Percy Jackson The Lightening Thief graphic novel book club for little boys was low key but successful. We made duct tape swords while answering trivia questions and eating spaghetti. The post...

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Amazing Ukelele Virtuoso: Jake Shimbabukuro

Pragmatic Mom — Sat, 04 May 2013 01:23:51 PDT

With 11.7 million YouTube views, you must see this performance by Jake Shimabukuro, a ukulele virtuoso known for his complex finger work. Be sure to watch the last minute where Jake plays a pretty...

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Kindergarten Readiness FREE Printable Book: My Book About Me

Pragmatic Mom — Thu, 02 May 2013 01:26:24 PDT

When my son was in preschool, I created this free Kindergarten readiness book for him. I printed it out, bound it into a 3 ring paper folder, and made a copy for each child in his class and the...

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Teaching Poetry at Home To Your Kids

Pragmatic Mom — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:08:15 PDT

For the last day of April and National Poetry Month, I am so excited to welcome my guest author, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater of poetry picture book Forest Has a Song. She has inspired me, a poetry-phobe...

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