Posted in children, mothers, parenting, reading, vocabulary on March 13, 2008 | No Comments »
I really enjoy teaching my kids new words, and they have voracious appetites when it comes to their vocabulary! Use the following tips to expand your children’s vocabulary (and their minds!):
Rhyme Along: Kids love rhymes! If they didn’t Dr. Seuss (whom I admire almost to the point of worship) never would have had much of [...]
Posted in Word of the Week, vocabulary, writing on February 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Hi There! It’s Monday again, and time for a new word of the week. Here’s this week’s word:
white elephant –noun
1. a posession unwanted by the owner but difficult to dispose of : My son’s Poke’Mon cards have become white elephants.
2. a posession entailing great expense out of proportion to its usefulness or value to [...]
Posted in children, parenting, reading, vocabulary, writing on February 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »
As early as possible, introduce your children to books.
Buy sturdy books that can stand up to the abuse of little hands.
Consider purchasing a children’s book shelf, or
Devote a low shelf to your children’s books.
Encourage your children to explore a wide variety of books: the more diverse the better!
Find time to read to your children as often [...]
Posted in Word of the Week, vocabulary on February 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Happy Monday to you all! Here’s the word of the week:
a·lac·ri·ty [uh-lak-ri-tee] –noun
1. Cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: I agreed to the paying article assignment with alacrity.
2. liveliness, briskness
Thank you to dictionary.com for the definition of this week’s word. Don’t forget to check back next Monday for a new Word of the Week!
