Heading to the Zoo this summer with your kids? Read this little poem about a Giraffe first! The short poem…
Teaching Moments with Kids
June 22, 2016
My Love Affair with the Moon and this past Monday’s Summer Solstice Strawberry Full Moon
My Love Affair with the Moon and his past Monday’s Summer Solstice Strawberry Full Moon… The Moon has been celebrated…
Enjoying Lilacs with kids in nature’s great classroom… The Lilac ~ derives its name from the Spanish lilac, Arabic lilak,…
Enjoying Dogwood Blossoms with kids and learning a couple of things, too! The Dogwood Blossom~ The Dogwood Blossom is said…
Enjoying Dandelions with kids (and a little learning, too!)… The dandelion gets its name from the toothed outline of its…
Enjoying Daffodils with kids… The word daffodil derives from the word affodill (meaning new-comer), but the beginning “d” has not…
Let your kids in on the secrets of the Rhododendron… When you pass a lovely flower in a garden or…
The Blooming Daffodil ~ let your kids in on its secrets… Literacy comes with knowing words – having seen them,…
November 24, 2014
Fun & interesting Thanksgiving history for kids ~ The Godmother of Thanksgiving ~ Sarah Josepha Hale
How did the National Holiday of Thanksgiving originate? Americans celebrate the holiday known as Thanksgiving on the 4th Thursday of…
The Gettysburg Address… On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, at the dedication…
November 18, 2014
Where did “Standard Time” come from? A fun November 18th tidbit to share with your kids
A fun November tidbit: At noon on November 18, 1883, the large railway systems in U.S. and Canada adopted Standard…
November 13, 2014
Did you know that November is National Pomegranate Month?
November is NATIONAL POMEGRANATE MONTH. National Pomegranate Month celebrates the… yes, pomegranate. A pomegranate is a reddish-colored, seed-laden and vitamin…
November 12th is National Pizza With The Works Except Anchovies Day… Ah, ha! “The Works” when talking pizza means lots…
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