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A Plus Math

Check out this cool flashcard creator from A Plus Math. They also have other great resources for parents and students. I’ve spent an hour already printing math worksheets to do with my kids.

20Nov2008 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
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Poingo: Children’s interactive storybook

Poingo is the latest interactive book for children ages 3-7. The interactive part consists of a infrared scanner that resembles a pen that reads mincroscopic symbols throughout the books. The symbols trigger Poingo to provide words, music, or sound through the onboard speaker.
We have the starter set which includes Poingo and two books featuring Cars [...]

19Nov2008 | Kristie | 0 comments | Continued
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Transforming one lesson at a time

I have four kids aged two to ten. Three of them have attention and auditory processing issues and my oldest has issues with impulsiveness along with her ADHD. Dealing with her discipline issues has not been easy and those issues are compounded with my ineffective parenting and all three of my oldest children respond disrespectfully to [...]

24Sep2008 | Kristie | 0 comments | Continued
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My First Period Kit

I’ve been reviewing many products of late that have to do with puberty and sex but so far none have impressed me like the My First Period Kit & DVD that I recently reviewed for PBN.
This must-have for parents includes:

An informative, 99-minute DVD to view WITH [...]

3Sep2008 | Kristie | 3 comments | Continued
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Meet The Sight Words

Flash cards aren’t my thing. I prefer to leave the educating to the teachers. Educational DVD’s are more my style and are a slacker mom’s best friend for guilt free television viewing. We have a plethora of them in our DVD collection. I can’t say for sure whether or not my kids learn from them [...]

25Aug2008 | Kristie | 0 comments | Continued
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Teen Choice Celebrities Help “Read for the Record”

Teen Choice Celebrities Help “Read for the Record” with Corduroy at the Pre-Teen Choice Do Something Awards on August 2, 2008 at Level 3 in Hollywood California!!
Jumpstart is a national early education organization that works toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed. Through extraordinary attention in yearlong one-to-one relationships, Jumpstart [...]

14Aug2008 | lipsticktocrayons | 0 comments | Continued
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Earn money for your school by shopping online

I have been a fan of Box Tops for Education since my kids were in preschool. They attend a small private school and the money we earn through Box Tops helps keep our tuition down.
Although we’ve been collecting Box Tops for years I only recently found out that Box Tops for Education? also has an [...]

11Aug2008 | Kristie | 1 comment | Continued
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Tell me now!

A new resource has been developed to help parents talk with their children about sex. Geared for parents of 8-12 year olds, “Tell Me, Now!” is an entertaining multi-media presentation that provides parents and children with an enjoyable way to have an informed, meaningful and medically accurate discussion about issues pertaining to a young [...]

6Aug2008 | lipsticktocrayons | 0 comments | Continued
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