BOO!!! Halloween is a time for fun parties, yummy treats, trick or treating, spooky movies, monster games, and spooky stories found in Learning to Read: Favorite Fairy Tales! Enjoy this word search called “Happy Halloween”. Word searches develop spelling skills, extend vocabulary, and emphasize pattern recognition. Find all the hidden words! Enjoy replaying one of […]
Halloween Gifts
Boo! It’s almost time to – buy Halloween books, like Learning to Read: Fairy Tale Adventures, and watch scary Halloween movies like “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown“! Homeschoolers/Educators/Parents: Sketch/color an illustration. Theme: spooky. Read/listen to the audiobook story called “Seven Ravens” in Learning to Read: Fairy Tale Adventures (Kindle/Audiobook/Paperback). Put these words in alphabetical […]
Hurricane Ian – Be Prepared
Hurricane Ian has made landfall. Millions are without power in Florida. It is now a tropical storm which is moving on to other states. What we are to expect? While FEMA has food and water supplies to help assist those after the hurricane, it’s important to have supplies ready in case you can’t leave your home. […]
Nord Stream Pipelines
It appears the Nord Stream Pipelines are leaking. This is a real disaster for Europe. Did you know? Explosions rattled the Baltic Sea on Tuesday Unusual leaks were discovered on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines The pipelines run underwater from Russia to Germany The Nord Stream pipes carry natural gas from Russia to […]
Albert Pujols Hits 700th Home Run
Congratulations to Albert Pujols for hitting his 700th home run. Baseball gained another fourth player in major league history to hit 700 home runs. Did you know – Albert Pujols is the first from the Dominican Republic to reach that mark He’s the first Latino member of the 700 club A short time ago, Pujols […]
Hobbit Day
Happy Hobbit Day! What exactly is a hobbit, you may ask? A hobbit is a member of an imaginary race similar to humans, of a small size, and with hairy feet in stories by J.R.R. Tolkien. Here is a free audiobook of The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings). Did you know? September 22 is […]
Preparedness Month
September is national preparedness month. So are you prepared? Are you ready for rainstorms, snowstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, tidal waves, mudslides, volcanoes, floods, droughts, earthquakes, fire and more? Here are a few tips to help you get prepared – Stay alert to the news Stay away from the windows during a bad storm Seek shelter in […]
News
Where do you go to get your news? There are so many options. It can be a little overwhelming. New television stations come while some old ones go away. Please check out the accuracy and issues that are presented. “Agenda setting” is when the media decides which issues are important enough to even present to […]
Railroad Strike
The railroad workers are set to strike on Friday, September 16th. Let’s take a look at this current event. Did you know? A workers strike is when the employees refuse to work The railroad workers do not want to have to work on their days off The employees want better wages and a fair contract […]
National Dog Day
Let’s celebrate our furry friends on National Dog Day! Did you know? there are more than 48.2 million dogs living in the United States the most popular dog breed is the Labrador retriever scientists believe dogs first evolved from wolves the average lifespan for a medium-sized dog is between 10 and 13 years the world’s […]
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