Preparing for Disaster: The Parent View

I found this on the NACCRRA, the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies. It is our nation’s leading voice for child care. I never thought about disaster plans for daycare before this. Definitely something to ask your child care provided about……

Preparing for Disaster: The Parent View
As a parent, the safety and well-being [...]

Read to Your Children

Read to your children daily. Sometimes I read the same book to my two year old son twenty times a day. Right now he is hung up on the “bear” books –Bear About Town, Bear on a Bike, Bear at Home.
I like the books but 20x in a row is a lot! He likes [...]

Get up and Dance the Animal Boogie!

Animal Boogie…..check out this 32 page paperback with CD. Kids just can’t stand still as they boogie-woggie-oogie to the creatures of the Indian jungle!
My son loves this books! He loves to dance and look at the book and stop the birds!
Sung by: Fred Penner
Illustrated by: Debbie Harter’

‘Children just can’t help joining in this easy-to-sing, joyful, [...]

Peace, Love and Vegetables!

Peace, Love and Vegetables! Check out Herb, The Vegetarian Dragon Gift Set. Set include paperback book and bendo dragon doll. On sale now for $13.99 during the Summer Sale!While enjoying your book make this recipe to show your support for Herb!

Summer Vegetable Casserole
Serves 8, Cal 188, Protein 5g, Carb 25g, Fat 9g, Fiber 4g
2 yellow [...]

Guided Reading Ratings for Barefoot Books

Barefoot Books complete line of books were given “Guided Reading” ratings from Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading levels. ‘Reading Teachers’ are able to use the approximate equivalents to assist them in placing reading recovery children into guided reading groups for their classrooms. The ratings are separated into sections to help transition children from beginner readers [...]

Ten Tips on Reading with your Child

Ten Tips on Reading with your Child
Learning to read is the cornerstone of every child’s education. By reading aloud and teaching your child in a way that is a pleasure for both of you, you will be sharing one of life’s most valuable gifts and open all kinds of doors for the future. Here are [...]