Missed you all. I’ve been away for a bit, but I’m comin’ at you with a different message for this particular day and for this particular time. It's going to be therapeutically delivered by way of writing therapy reflection, if you don't mind. Now, I’m not trying to get into the weeds with this blog … Continue reading A Writing Therapy Reflection: A Story About the Message in the Tree
It sure feels good to be back! Missed you all a lot. And, there have been some things happening behind the scenes that are getting me quite excited this '24-'25 academic year. Yes, I seem to be working off of "academic" years now that I'm full force into all things education. As a matter of … Continue reading The Literacy Corner – Update #6
Thank you so much for your patience with me. Just wanted to start off by saying that. I really do appreciate you. It's never my intention to go weeks without welcoming my wonderful community here with new content. Never my intention. But it's been several weeks of a lot of things going on. And, I … Continue reading Back-to-School Check-In
It's about time for another update on what's going on at Degrees of Maternity from a literacy perspective. And if I can be honest, that's really all I do around here -- literacy. And, I LOVE IT! Literacy-mindedness is my state of being and literacy advocacy is a HUGE component of my purposeful mission in … Continue reading The Literacy Corner – Update #5
I’m having one of those all-inclusive vibes for this fine day. So, while I’ve been talking about the kiddos a lot lately, I must scratch my writing itch to address the more seasoned folks, as well. Therefore, today’s post is for the reader of ANY AGE. Not leaving the adults out of this one. Whoo … Continue reading The Optimal Time for Reading Learning
Well, I received online enrollment information for Little Man, who starts his first year of high school this coming school year. And, that wake-up call was just the kick in the rear I needed to remind me to get certain parts of my business ready for back to school. So . . . I'm hard … Continue reading Time to Get My TPT Store Ready for School
Well, you had to know that I couldn't leave my other creative relationship out of the loop. If I gave you a blog post about reading activities (which I did in last week's blog post, entitled 7 Reading Engagement and Enrichment Activities for Children), then you had to have known I would show up with … Continue reading 11 Writing Engagement and Enrichment Activities for Children
Today's post is all about throwing some reading ideas out there that can get your child reading in ways that will enhance his or her reading experience. Now, these 7 ideas are just that -- IDEAS. It's your job to figure out how to implement them and bring them to life in your child's day-to-day. … Continue reading 7 Reading Engagement and Enrichment Activities for Children
It's been a minute since I posted any type of intentional challenge to you, my friend. So, I thought it would be fitting to ease into the summer lull with a little "reading wake-up call" -- a challenge of sorts. It's going to be a fun one though. One that will probably surprise you with … Continue reading 24-Hour Reading Challenge
There's a lot of good that comes to mind when I think of technology. (I won't go into all of the pros.) I mean . . . technology sure does make life easier in SO MANY ways. Wouldn't you agree? But, with the good of technology comes the bad. (I also won't go into all … Continue reading Dependency on Technology for Literacy
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