by Kandis | Jan 16, 2025 | Blog Posts, Do, Middle School, Reading Comprehension, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
Last week I told you all that I wanted my kids to pretend they were two again and ask all the questions – if you missed it the blog post can be found here. And boy did they take to it! They have jumped strongly with two feet into throwing a million questions out...
by Kandis | Jan 9, 2025 | Blog Posts, Middle School, Reading Comprehension, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
“Mommy, why is the sky blue? Mommy, how come you make me eat carrots? Mommy, if I eat too many carrots will my poop be orange? Mommy, can you read me a story? Mommy, can I have a drink? Mommy Is the snow deeper than my boots? Mommy, do the birds eat the snow?...
by Kandis | Nov 20, 2024 | Blog Posts, Do, Learn, Middle School, Reading Comprehension, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
I’m pretty sure that everyone has a Nana in their life because Nana is the person who can tell a story about anything because she has lived it all and if she hasn’t she has a way to connect what you are talking about to something she has lived. Nana can...
by Kandis | Nov 6, 2024 | Blog Posts, Middle School, Reading Comprehension, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
The difference between the typical home cook and a chef is the knowledge and understanding of how to make little adjustments that make a big impact while cooking. Most home cooks are quite comfortable following a recipe and getting a decent result. A chef, on the...
by Kandis | Oct 30, 2024 | Blog Posts, Learn, Middle School, Reading Comprehension, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
When kids first start making predictions they are often so concerned with being accurate that they don’t add any detail to their predictions. The vagueness of their predictions is only matched by the vagueness of someone with something to hide. You know the...
by Kandis | Oct 23, 2024 | Blog Posts, Do, Middle School, Reading Comprehension, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
Sometimes I think that my local weathermen would have more accurate predictions if they said something like “It’s cloudy and later we have a chance of meatballs” because quite frankly that is more likely what is going to happen than what they predict...
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