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Barnes & Noble Has a Kid’s Sale- For Just Four Days!

Barnes & Noble is having a sale on Kid’s books, toys, and items that are holiday favorites. This sale is going to last for only four days. It started December 3, 2010, and will continue through December 6, 2010. This is the perfect time to shop for gifts for the children in your family! A great way to encourage reading, and literacy, is to make certain that there are plenty of great books on hand, for young readers to pick up and enjoy. Take the time to read to your children, but don’t forget to let your children catch you … Continue reading →

Play Kitchen

When I was a little girl my friends across the street had child-sized kitchen appliances. They were wooden and made playing house much more fun and real-feeling. I wanted a kitchen of my own too. Every year for Christmas my parents gave me a brand new tea set. I loved playing with my dolls and tea sets were perfect for my pretend play. But I didn’t have a kitchen. I wanted a kitchen. I pleaded with my mom for a kitchen so I could be like my friends and play real house. My mom complied and got me a refrigerator … Continue reading →

When a Threat is Made…

School violence and shootings are becoming more and more common. In fact they are so common that teachers can no longer assume that the gun actions of imaginative boys is innocent. Words of shooting and death cannot be ignored or taken lightly. While I am thankful that my county has been saved thus far from the terror and nightmare of school shootings, I am aware of threats and threatening notes. These threats have been made to both students and to teachers. While the parents of all involved students and the students’ teachers are made aware of the situation, not everyone … Continue reading →

Toy Story (1995)

What if toys came to life when their owners’ backs were turned? What if they had lives of their own that they lived while their owners were at school or asleep? This is the premise of the hit Pixar film, “Toy Story.” Andy is an imaginative little boy who loves cowboys. His favorite toy is a Woody doll, a cowboy dressed in a vest and hat. Andy has a cowboy bedspread, cowboy posters on his walls, and he spends most of his playtime pretending that Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) is a sheriff who saves all the other toys from … Continue reading →