Dearest Readers, Welcome to the first post of this second year of my “Summer Slide” series. The ‘summer slide’ is the two+ months of academic knowledge lost by school age children during summer vacation. [source] The greatest losses are in the area of mathematical computation among all students and in math and reading among children […]
TGIFTF: Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday with Mirror, Mirror
Welcome, one, welcome, all! Teacher and librarian-types, mommies who read bedtime stories to their babies, and general readers of all shapes and sizes…climb up here and settle in for this review of a fabulous read. Snuggle up with the covers pulled over your chinny-chin-chin, this evening I am sharing Mirror, Mirror: A Book of Reversible […]
TGIFTF, Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday: The Legend of the Bluebonnet
Mirror, mirror on my wall Who’s the silliest blogger of all? Why me, of course. I am! TGIFTF, girls! Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday. So glad you are here. We are talking fairy tales again today, more accurately legends. As a librarian, I have classified fairy tales, tall tales, fables and legends under the […]
Help YOUR Kids Beat the Summer Slide: Great Books to Share, Part 6
Gentle readers, Welcome to my sixth installment of my Summer Slide series. I have been so fortunate to have had so many sweet friends offer to share reviews of their favorite books with me so I could share them with you. Today was the first day of school for teachers in the El Paso Independent […]
Help YOUR Kids Beat the Summer Slide: Great Books to Share, Part 5
Hello, gentle readers! Did you think I had forgotten all about this Summer Slide series? It has been about three weeks since my last installment but all those birthday posts in late July kind of got me off track. I have had so many sweet friends offer to write reviews for one of their favorite […]