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
There's some exciting stuff that I want to share with you about the direction of this blog. And, the following updates/announcements are going to come pouring out to you in a smorgasbord of offerings. Hope you don't mind. But, please just humor me if you do. I'm SO relieved that I'm sharing everything that's on … Continue reading The Literacy Corner – Update #4
Well, it appears that I waited until the very last day (literally the very last day of the month) to provide you with my literacy update. And, I purposely did it, so I could give you all the latest and greatest juicy details from the reading and writing worlds of Degrees of Maternity. Now, just … Continue reading The Literacy Corner at Degrees of Maternity – Update #2
Been doing some creative contemplating, and I came up with an idea. Me and my ideas. I know . . . I know . . . "Here goes another one," you might be saying. But, hear (or read) me out. Okay, so I was doing some creative contemplating about the best way in which to … Continue reading The Literacy Corner at Degrees of Maternity
Well, it's the last day in November and I thought I'd better get in touch with you. And, I must say that it feels good to be back in the blogging saddle once again. Writing for this blog is just something that I will always come back to no matter how much time I've been … Continue reading Back to Blogging
. . . is . . . you can't do any one thing justice when your attention is divided among multiple tasks. It's just impossible . . . for me, anyway. I can't do it well. For example, I've tried driving or doing mundane chores around the house while listening to educational materials on audio. … Continue reading The Problem with Multitasking . . .
Sometimes, you just need a minute to collect yourself when you're in the middle of a reset for your creative outlet. And, that was me last week. I just needed a moment, so forgive me for being MIA. Been doing some soul-searching, simplifying, and prioritizing. But, I'm back this week with a more focused determination … Continue reading A Foreshadowing with a Reading and Writing Reblog
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