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Scholastic Parents: Raise a Reader

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Frugal & Earth Friendly: Five Places to Buy Used...

May 02, 2013

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Allison McDonald

Fill your home with books without breaking the bank.

5 Ways of Getting Your Kids to Read (and Like Doing it...

May 01, 2013

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Amy Mascott

Summer reading can be fun, exciting, and memorable. All you need to do is mix things up a bit to get kids buried in books!

"Bob Books" Helped My Boys Learn to Read

Apr 26, 2013

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Maggie McGuire

Learn 5 reasons why "Bob Books" are a great resource when kids are just learning to read.

If They Can Do It, So Can I!

Apr 25, 2013

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Allison McDonald

Check out 4 inspiring picture books about women in sports.

Scholastic Parents: The Learning Toolkit

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This Week from Bedtime Math: Color Factory

Apr 30, 2013

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Laura Overdeck

Did you ever wonder how they make crayons? A single machine can make hundreds every minute. And that adds up to a lot of crayons to roll under the couch.

Turn Any Play Space Into a Building Space

Apr 29, 2013

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Amy Kraft

A visit to the Children’s Museum of Phoenix inspired me to think big when giving my kids a space to build.

This Week from Bedtime Math: Roll With It

Apr 23, 2013

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Laura Overdeck

What's the longest object in your house? Do the math and find out. It might just be a roll of toilet paper!

BE BIG During National Volunteer Week!

Apr 22, 2013

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Learn 10 Clifford-inspired ways to get involved (and BE BIG!) during National Volunteer Week.

Media Macaroni

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A Last Minute Fix for National Poetry Month

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Amy Kraft

Apr 30, 2013

Leave it to me to finally post about Nation Poetry Month just minutes before it ends. I know you’ve spent every April day lounging around reading poetry...

Amazon Originals: Pilots With Potential

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Amy Kraft

Apr 30, 2013

In case you haven’t heard, Amazon is getting into the content business. Having devoured all of House of Cards on Netflix, I like where this trend of new...

New Picture Books for Bedtime

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Amy Kraft

Apr 21, 2013

A few of my books to be reviewed have lately made it into heavy rotation at bedtime, largely in the same order. Two of the books get Ozzie all wound up,...

Tween Review: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

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Amy Kraft

Apr 12, 2013

I’m so happy that my niece, Elizabeth, is back with another book review. Today I had the pleasure of Skyping with four 6th grade Language Arts classes in...

Teach Mama

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how to make butterfly pens: a sweet spring garden gift

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Amy Mascott mascott

Apr 28, 2013

For Teacher Appreciation Week, for Mother’s Day, as a birthday party favor, or for any occasion, these butterfly pens are indeed a sweet spring garden...

quick and easy inexpensive thank you gifts for teachers

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Amy Mascott mascott

Apr 27, 2013

No matter how or when you do it, it’s an important time of the year to offer a sincere ‘thank you!’ to teachers, especially with National Teacher Day and...

nursery rhymes old and new: listening, learning and...

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Amy Mascott mascott

Apr 24, 2013

We’re on a crazy nursery rhyme kick over here. But instead of sticking to our more modern nursery rhyme poems and calling it a day, we branched out a bit...

nursery rhymes: powerful poems for fluency and more

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Amy Mascott mascott

Apr 21, 2013

April is National Poetry Month! Did you know that? It is, and it’s not too late to jump in on the celebration! We have been doing little things over here...

No Time for Flash Cards

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Coffee Filter Crafts – Snail Suncatchers

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Allison McDonald

May 01, 2013

The flowers are starting to bloom on our apple trees and bugs are everywhere so it’s the perfect time to make a few not so slimy versions of the bugs we...

9 Recycled Mother’s Day Crafts

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Allison McDonald

Apr 30, 2013

Mother’s Day crafts don’t have to be elaborate they just have to be made from the heart. These crafts also take Mother Nature to heart and are made with...

Find & Rhyme – Gross Motor Rhyming Game

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Allison McDonald

Apr 29, 2013

Getting my son learning after school isn’t always easy because he’s just been at school all day! This rhyming game was originally supposed to be a...

Kids Crafts { Add Yours! }

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Allison McDonald

Apr 28, 2013

What have you been up to this week? Ours was dominated by Science Fair for my kindergartener and bulldozers for my toddler. Share what you were doing...

On Our Minds @ Scholastic

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Inside the studio of Walter Wick

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Morgan

May 01, 2013

Take a look — a close one — at any Can You See What I See book, and you’ll realize just how much there is to actually see there. The intricacy is...

#MathPics winners for week 2 AND more chances to win!

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Alex

Apr 30, 2013

In celebration of the much anticipated launch of MATH 180, we encouraged you to join our #MathPics photo contest for some math-focused fun and a chance...

OOM book club: The Summer Prince

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Morgan

Apr 30, 2013

It’s finally here! Welcome to the first official OOM book club discussion! As we previously announced, this month’s book selection was Alaya Dawn Johnson...

T-minus one week until the 2013 Summer Challenge...

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Megan

Apr 29, 2013

Fact:Early and sustained summer learning opportunities improve academic outcomes for children and lead to higher graduation rates and better preparation...