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Category Archives: Family Literacy

May162016Jun 7 2017
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Finding Our Summer Rhythm

by brainyyak@hotmail.com, in category Family Literacy

Rhythm is something you either have or don’t have, but when you have it, you have it all over. Elvis Presley Alright y’all…it’s that time of year. The backpacks are super smelly with that old rotten banana smushed into the bottom of it. The lunch boxes are impossible to zip because we’ve had one too… Read More

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Apr222016Jun 7 2017
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Keepin’ It Simple with our Brainy Yak Read Aloud Zine

by brainyyak@hotmail.com, in category Early Elementary Learners, Family Literacy, Pre-K and Kindergarten Learners

I want to start off with a K.I.S.S, not a real kiss but the “Keep It Simple Silly” kind of kiss. We are nearing the end of another school year and I find myself reminding my family of this saying more and more. Many things are factoring in to why I say this more now… Read More

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Feb102016Jun 7 2017
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Let’s Be A Safety Net

by brainyyak@hotmail.com, in category Early Elementary Learners, Family Literacy, Pre-K and Kindergarten Learners

“The greatest gift is a passion for reading.” Elizabeth Hardwick Last Friday, a few of us moms got together and had our first official game night. There is nothing more fun than a group of adults playing games. All the personalities show up, and it is hilarious! You have the real competitive ones, the side… Read More

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Jan272016Jun 7 2017
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Budding Readers and Index Cards

by brainyyak@hotmail.com, in category Early Elementary Learners, Family Literacy, Pre-K and Kindergarten Learners

“Oh, magic hour, when a child first knows she can read printed words!” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 1943 When my son was four, he started playing T-Ball. He loved playing until he actually caught a fly ball at second base. Then he ran off the field crying never to return again. Ever. We still… Read More

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Jan62016Jun 7 2017
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Raising A Lifelong Reader

by brainyyak@hotmail.com, in category Early Elementary Learners, Family Literacy, Independent Learners, Pre-K and Kindergarten Learners

Neither books nor people have Velcro sides- we don’t naturally attach to each other. In the beginning there must be a bonding agent – parent, relative, neighbor, teacher, or librarian – someone who attaches child to book. Jim Trelease The Read Aloud Handbook As I was thinking about my New Year’s Resolutions and what I… Read More

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Oct62015Jun 7 2017
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Our Small Patch of Water

by brainyyak@hotmail.com, in category Family Literacy

Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. John W. Gardner Right now, I am reading a sweet book called Simply Tuesday by Emily P. Freeman. In it, she describes a water park filled with lifeguards who are each in charge of their small section of about eight feet of the pool making sure nobody drowns… Read More

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Aug262015Oct 10 2017
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Why I “Do Calendar” with my Preschooler Each Day

by brainyyak@hotmail.com, in category Early Elementary Learners, Family Literacy, Pre-K and Kindergarten Learners

Every time you tear a leaf off the calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress. Charles Kettering “Let me check my calendar.” “I’ll put you down on my calendar.” “My calendar is my life!” Our lives revolve around the calendar don’t they? Seasons, holidays, birthdays, vacations, games, recitals, lunch dates, meetings,… Read More

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Jul222015Jun 7 2017
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Table Talk…It’s What’s For Dinner

by brainyyak@hotmail.com, in category Early Elementary Learners, Family Literacy, Independent Learners, Pre-K and Kindergarten Learners

All great change in America begins at the dinner table. Ronald Reagan   Growing up, our dinner table was the place to be from 5:30- 8:00…sometimes even longer. Yes, we did have those days where we had to hurry to make it to a ballgame or to a school activity, but for most days, my… Read More

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Jun292015Jun 7 2017
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The Gate Is Open

by brainyyak@hotmail.com, in category Family Literacy

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   We have a 118 pound black lab. His name is Mac. We love Mac. We got him before we had kids…he had it pretty good back then. He’s adjusted pretty well, though.… Read More

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Jun292015Jun 7 2017
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Stay In Your Wheelhouse!

by brainyyak@hotmail.com, in category Early Elementary Learners, Family Literacy, Pre-K and Kindergarten Learners

As I have said before, dancing is for anyone, but not for everyone. Mark Morris Last summer, I got wind of a zumbathon in our neighborhood to raise money for a great cause. I had never done Zumba in my life, but it sounded like a lot of fun and I needed to change up… Read More

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