http://www.bookwormbroadcast.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:12:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every parent wants the best start for their children in this life – whether it’s in what we’re able to give them that we didn't have, or even the type of education they receive. This is also true for the start we give them when it comes to reading. Studies ... http://www.bookwormbroadcast.com/2008/10/01/how-to-raise-and-early-reader/ I've talked here at The Bookworm Broadcast about how much I love the book, "Sideways Stories from Wayside School" and how excited I was (cautiously) that it was made into a television cartoon. There definitely was potential there, with all the goofy stories! As a bookworm, though, ... http://www.bookwormbroadcast.com/2008/09/25/wayside-school-season-one/ Image via Wikipedia My sixth grader came home today with an interesting, and very tricky, sentence exercise that she had worked on in class. And now she is doing another one to try and 'trick' her teacher - as her teacher was not at all tricked by the one ... http://www.bookwormbroadcast.com/2008/09/16/tricky-sentence-exercise/ I found the most perfect end table EVER this morning online! I want one so badly, that it's just killing me! And the whole thing is my friend, Julie's, fault! Gosh! She is apparently nesting in honor of our friend, Eve, who's due to give birth ... http://www.bookwormbroadcast.com/2008/08/21/the-perfect-end-table-for-mrs-lisa/ I can't believe it is already time to send my little monsters sweethearts off to school again! Summertime goes so fast nowadays. And really, that's true - because, they barely get more than two months, the poor little buggers! It doesn't seem like that long ago that ... http://www.bookwormbroadcast.com/2008/08/14/back-to-school-again/ Are you guys ready for the second half of the story? Gather your kids around and let's hear what happened when George woke up the next morning... You know the George Washington coloring page that I told you about yesterday? Well, I colored one myself - and I had ... http://www.bookwormbroadcast.com/2008/05/16/storytime-george-washington-and-the-cherry-tree-part-2/ It's finally time for Bookworm Storytime again! This time it's a little different than we're used to, because, I'm trying out my new webcam, and I'm also only reading half the story. It's a longer story than the others I've read, so you will have to tune in tomorrow ... http://www.bookwormbroadcast.com/2008/05/15/storytime-george-washington-and-the-cherry-tree-part-1/ National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets is a wonderful movie! I just knew I was going to love it, as I really, really loved the first one! And the best part of these movies, just like the Indiana Jones shows, is that they make history fun! ... http://www.bookwormbroadcast.com/2008/05/15/national-treasure-2-book-of-secrets/ That was the name of the field trip my fifth grade daughter went on last Friday. They went to the local YMCA campgrounds out in the woods and learned all kinds of wonderful things about Mother Earth. Now that's a field trip that our friend, Hippie Spelunker would ... http://www.bookwormbroadcast.com/2008/05/13/classroom-in-the-forest-forest-in-the-classroom/ My kids finally finished watching all of the 8gabillion DVD's that came in the set, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Volume Three - The Years of Change! Well, ok, there are only ten DVD's, but, there are so many hours involved in this program! It's really incredible ... http://www.bookwormbroadcast.com/2008/05/08/the-adventures-of-young-indiana-jones-volume-three/