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Author Archives: teachlearnlaugh
Book Smart
There is a difference between “book smarts” and “book smart.” Book smarts is what you learn from reading books and gaining the knowledge they hold. Book smart is like being street smart. It is knowing how to maneuver your way … Continue reading
Snow Day
I love snow days but I am having trouble making sense of southern snow days. Oh, I understand they don’t use snow removal equipment enough to warrant the purchase of said equipment. I understand Southerners don’t know how to drive … Continue reading
Baby Brain Food
Is it that important to read to a baby every day? Yes! Reading aloud to a child 30 minutes a day makes a HUGE difference in your child’s kindergarten readiness. Let’s do some math. Most children start kindergarten between the … Continue reading
Love At First Book
A newborn snuggled in your arms…….this is where it begins. This is where a child begins to know everything they need to know to go to kindergarten. It’s the truth…. a well known fact that a caregiver is a child’s … Continue reading
Everything I Need To Know To Go To Kindergarten I Can Learn At Home
(Please picture me at the top of a mountain with a bullhorn ) YOUR CHILD DOES NOT NEED A COMPUTER TO BE READY TO ATTEND KINDERGARTEN! Whew, I’m glad I got that out of the way! Seriously! School smarts isn’t just … Continue reading
A Mat And Three Rounds
What on earth inside of a young boy’s mind gives him the guts to sign up for the wrestling team knowing that he will put on a singlet, go out in the middle of the mat, be flopped around like … Continue reading
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Pretty, Pretty Princess
On share day one of my little girls brought a blue Swarovski box and the scene unfolds like this. First thought…..fragile, breakage, tears! Then alarm…”My mother says you have to be the one to open it”. Oh my gosh, what … Continue reading
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Resolutions
I haven’t felt the need to make any New Year’s Resolutions. After all, I already made one……in August at the beginning of the new school year…..to keep my desk and office cleaner. It started out well but by the end … Continue reading
Happy To See You Go!
I am so ready to say goodbye to 2010. Normally I am rather fond of years that end in even numbers. I am always a little sad to see them go and the odd number arrive. Not in this case. … Continue reading
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Teach Learn Laugh….the blog
Everything I need to know to teach, learn and laugh I have learned from my two children. Of course I went to college and have a degree in education but I have always felt that being a parent has made … Continue reading
