tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80234450957355098352024-03-05T03:00:44.039-08:00Our Learning CollectionWelcome to my blog! Join me as we learn more about books and life. Book reviews are accompanied by "Question Collection" so books can be enjoyed with conversations between parents and children. Join us on our learning journey!Our Learning Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101606830754045695noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023445095735509835.post-80232862280045842032015-04-09T16:40:00.003-07:002015-04-09T16:40:52.683-07:00Tulips<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Does this give you any ideas for writing a surprise ending for a story you might write?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Our Learning Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101606830754045695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023445095735509835.post-90020551503340788332014-06-09T00:00:00.000-07:002014-06-09T00:00:05.363-07:00Red, White, and Blue (The Story of the American Flag)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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John Herman and illustrated by Robin Roraback, is an interesting look at the
history of the American flag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
enjoyed reading about the nicknames of the flag, how the flag evolved, how
Congress picked the colors and stripes, and how Francis Scott Key wrote his
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illustrated by Daniel Minter, is a beautiful book about a girl discovering the
meaning of the broom that’s above the hearth in her home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ellen’s family explains how a “broom
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illustrated by Richard Walz, gives children a look at magic squares (grid with
nine spaces that use the first 9 digits in horizontal, vertical, and diagonal
rows to have the same sum).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
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Cindy Neuschwander and illustrated by Wayne Geehar, is another story in the Sir
Cumference series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this
adventure, Sir Cumference takes a potion that turns him into a dragon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His wife, Lady Di of Ameter, and his
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examine the illustrations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many
classrooms use this book but it’s also fun to use as a review at home if your
child has participated at school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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children to discover measurement through Penny the dog’s owner, Lisa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lisa decides to use Penny, her Boston
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multiplying, and dividing (with remainders, too). The review page at the book
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<u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0881068772?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0881068772&linkCode=xm2&tag=ourlearcoll-20" target="_blank">Domino Addition</a></u>, by Lynnette Long, uses dominoes to teach number
recognition, counting, and simple addition. This is a great book to use with early learners along with a
set of dominoes so that they can manipulate the tiles as they listen to the
story. Long does a terrific job of
using a readily available game to extend learning. One example of the way she teaches number recognition and
counting is through the photographs of domino tiles arranged in a number (such
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Radius are the main characters who eventually come up with the idea of the
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<a href="http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/search/label/Math" target="_blank">math</a> is by giving them a personal calendar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We use two calendars to have fun with learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One calendar we like to use is the </span></div>
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calendar from a dollar store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
go through the calendar and write family members’ names on their
birthdays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Toddlers and
preschoolers might enjoy how we did this in earlier years---we cut out small
photographs of each person and attached them to the calendar square with double
stick tape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also mark holidays
with themed stickers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another fun
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Are you looking for some ways to engage your children in <a href="http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/search/label/Math" target="_blank">math </a>(in fun ways!)? Use last year's calendars (wall calendars, planners, free samples, etc.) to encourage your child's time and <a href="http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/search/label/Math" target="_blank">math</a> awareness. Try these activities to engage your children in creative ways:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">*Using the calendar grid, have children color code the even numbers, then use a different color to code the numbers counting by 5s and 10s.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">*Cut out squares denoting holidays and have children match them to the correct months.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">*Cut out a picture from the calendar in three slices (or more depending upon the age of the child) so children can work on sequencing skills to arrange the picture again.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">*Cut out a grid of squares, then have children match single, double, triple, etc. squares to develop awareness of adding. For example, cut out a grid of 10 squares. Provide single, double, and triple square grids so that children can place those on top of the ten spaced grid to see how numbers add up to 10.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Have fun! Look to our next post on developing a calendar for this year with your children.</span></div>
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fun book we found at a used bookstore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fortunately, even though it’s an older book, it can still be ordered.
There are math mysteries, eye spy fun, computation, measurement, and lots more
math to be discovered. Even the inside front and back covers have math games
that can be played.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Children can
readily find that math is everywhere, hopefully leading to an enjoyment of
finding math fun. Elementary aged children (and parents) will find many activities
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We hope you've had a blessed Christmas season! We're looking ahead to the new year with some nonfiction books to round out our collection. In January we'll be reading and exploring books on a <b>math</b> theme. In the meantime, please check out some <a href="http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/search/label/Math" target="_blank">math ideas and books</a> we've already reviewed <a href="http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/search/label/Math" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Christmas</span> list of books we've reviewed:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A terrific list of ways to give a gift from MotherReader!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.motherreader.com/2013/11/150-ways-to-give-book.html" target="_blank">150 ways to give a book</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A fun, meaningful gift idea for children to make:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lilluna.com/christmas-mm-poem/" target="_blank">Christmas M & M Poem</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As always, enjoy learning and reading with your family!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Merry</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Christmas</span>!</span><br />
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<br />Our Learning Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101606830754045695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023445095735509835.post-29008840938521748012013-11-27T05:14:00.000-08:002013-11-27T07:05:16.008-08:00Collecting Thanksgiving Ideas!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Happy Thanksgiving! We hope that you and your family are enjoying this special holiday. We have so much to give thanks for in our lives!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">If you're looking for some online ideas to use with your children this week, check out these links:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Free BrainPopJr. movie about Thanksgiving:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/holidays/thanksgiving/">http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/holidays/thanksgiving/</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Lots of Thanksgiving games (Spot the Difference, Dinner Bounce, and Puzzles) and printables:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/thanks/thgame.htm">http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/thanks/thgame.htm</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Beautiful Thanksgiving printable book from UCreate:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2013/11/thanksgivingactivitybook.html">http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2013/11/thanksgivingactivitybook.html</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">And, here's a link to our Thanksgiving reviews:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><a href="http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/search/label/Thanksgiving">http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/search/label/Thanksgiving</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Remember it's a great time to videotape your children telling their version of the First Thanksgiving! :)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">We're thankful for you and your support in reading our blog! Happy Thanksgiving!</span>Our Learning Collectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101606830754045695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023445095735509835.post-42978133615753217102013-11-14T00:00:00.000-08:002013-11-14T00:00:13.594-08:00A Million Little Ways
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As the holiday season approaches, we'd like to share a book for adults. A recent read, <u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0800722442?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0800722442&linkCode=xm2&tag=ourlearcoll-20" target="_blank">A Million Little Ways: Uncover the Art You Were Made to Live</a></u>, by Emily P. Freeman, was an insightful way for us to look at how each moment of our lives can be expressed artistically. <u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0800722442?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0800722442&linkCode=xm2&tag=ourlearcoll-20" target="_blank">A Million Little Ways</a></u> is an encouraging book to any Christian searching
for purpose and affirmation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although many people recognize traditional artists (painters, sculptors,
writers, musicians, etc.), Emily Freeman shows us how we are all artists made
in God’s image.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0800722442?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0800722442&linkCode=xm2&tag=ourlearcoll-20" target="_blank">A Million Little Ways</a></u> is divided into three parts to help
the reader understand more about art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The sections, Who is the Artist?, Uncover the Art You Were Born to Make,
and Release the Art You Were Made to Live, are further divided into chapters
that use Scripture and life examples to help the reader discover that living an
artful life can take many forms.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This book, along with <u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0800719840?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0800719840&linkCode=xm2&tag=ourlearcoll-20" target="_blank">Grace for the Good Girl</a></u>, also written
by Freeman, are beautiful books that are meant to be shared with others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Million Little Ways would be an
inspiring gift for a young person starting her journey as well as any person
looking for ways to live a life pleasing to God. We hope that you discover how you are an artist, too!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A must read for instilling confidence in children:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2013/11/how-the-hidden-dangers-of-comparison-are-killing-us-and-our-daughters-the-measuring-stick-principle/" target="_blank">How the hidden dangers of comparison are killing us and our daughters--the measuring stick principle</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://clubs2.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/LogonForm?fileName=50mustreads" target="_blank">Spotlit</a>--a list of the top 50 books considered must-reads arranged by grade level from preschool to middle school. It's fun to see what books you've read with your children---and which ones you want to add to your list.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And, before the fall leaves are all gone--<a href="http://blog.melissaanddoug.com/2013/10/28/fall-leaf-bingo/" target="_blank">Fall Leaf Bingo (with printable)</a>!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you're looking for <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/ourlearcoll-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=20" target="_blank">Thanksgiving books</a>, please check out our archives of <a href="http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/search/label/Thanksgiving" target="_blank">Thanksgiving books</a> we've reviewed.</span><br />
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<a href="http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/search/label/Nonfiction" target="_blank">nonfiction</a> look at pumpkins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
like to start looking at books like this by taking a <a href="http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/2011/11/picture-walks-with-preschoolers.html" target="_blank">picture walk</a>. We enjoyed
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ways to plant pumpkins in a patch and on a farm are described by Gibbons. Various aspects of what is needed in nature for successful pumpkin growth is also discussed. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The book also shows the use of pumpkins at Halloween and <a href="http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/search/label/Thanksgiving" target="_blank">Thanksgiving</a> times. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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pumpkin development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
illustrations delightfully explain the text so that listeners/viewers/readers
can all enjoy learning. We found this to be a great book to add to our <a href="http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/search/label/Autumn" target="_blank">autumn</a> reading. We love reading books by Gail Gibbons and hope you
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*Which pumpkin varieties have you seen before?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*Can you explain how a pumpkin seed grows?</span></div>
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Marsico, is another great <a href="http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/search/label/Nonfiction" target="_blank">nonfiction</a> text for young readers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A table of contents, glossary, and
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1452106452?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1452106452&linkCode=xm2&tag=ourlearcoll-20" target="_blank">A Rock is Lively</a></u>, written by Dianna Hutts Aston and
illustrated by Sylvia Long, is another book written in the style of <u>A Butterfly
is Patient</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also highly
recommend this book! Its detailed illustrations and information make it a great
<a href="http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/search/label/Nonfiction" target="_blank">nonfiction</a> read.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A Rock is ________<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is how each page begins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the adjectives used in the book are lively, helpful,
surprising, inventive, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One
aspect we enjoyed was looking at how rocks were used as tools in various
cultures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As is true with <u>A Butterfly is Patient</u>, the inside front and
back covers add to the enjoyment of exploring this book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Illustrations of rocks are found in the
front, while the back inside cover displays the illustrations with the rocks’ names.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s great fun to have children try to
learn to identify rocks by using these covers.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*Which rock is most interesting to you?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*Can you name some of the different cultures and how they
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">*How would you describe a rock?</span></div>
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