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5 Activities to Do with Your Kids this Summer

Schools out for summer (cue Alice Cooper) which can bring a love/hate experience for parents. On one hand, you're excited to be done with another year of scholastic hustle & bustle and dress up days but on the other hand, now you have to figure out filling in the...

Burnout: Identifying, Treating, and Preventing

Burnout Definition: "A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long term involvement in emotionally demanding situations." – Ayala Pines and Elliot Aronson Work, family, school, and social life. These are just a few factors that can contribute to...

When Sports Begin to Die Out for Girls

I first picked up a softball when I was seven years old and never put it down. I fell in love with sports. In middle school it kept me busy. In high school it kept me out of trouble. I continued my passion to play into adulthood and try to stay active today. Softball,...

Rainy Days

As Echo and I watch the rain play a game of tippety tap with the outside world, I’m reminded of my love of the sound of rain. Being wet in it? No. Having to do anything IN it? Also no.  I remember as a child, in the house on Seville, anytime it rained I would grab an...

Yes…I like the Wizard of Oz. No… this post if not about that movie. What is IS about is the teachers, the stay at home parents, and the home schoolers. I would love to share with you the newest members of the activity sheet squad. Including coloring pages (Super Max and the Math Menace) and activity sheets (Dino Deegan and the Unpleasant Class) to help your students and little ones catapult beyond the meaning of my books and into a bigger world of fun and understanding. Check out the Printables and Activity Sheets here.

In addition to activity and coloring sheets, I have included PowerPoint presentations of Dino Deegan and Super max for those interested in a digital story time event. PowerPoint presentations are $3.00 and can be found here.