Hello Book Bums families! This week we begin with a national holiday and make our way through American history, Venn Diagrams, and apostrophes. Curious how we did it? Read on to see how it all works together. Enjoy as well our regular fun features like Literary Calendar and Wordology Workshop. Bookbums.com is an Amazon Associate; […]
Hello Book Bums families! This week’s newsletter is here to get you ready for Valentine’s Day. We’re offering games, poetry, learning activities, history, and book ideas! However you celebrate the day, we hope it’s a good one for you and those you love. Bookbums.com is an Amazon Associate; We earn from qualifying purchases. This means […]
Hello Book Bums families! This week in the newsletter we’re thinking about royalty. Dr. Christy shares a royal book recommendation and then takes us into the writer’s craft in its pages. We also explore regal word roots and why queen starts with qu. Here’s a game to try. Choose your favorite royal word – princess, […]
Hello Book Bums families! We hope you have been enjoying the snowy weather. Extra days at home are a great time to read, craft, or sneak some fun learning into your child’s day. This week in the newsletter we share ideas for all that and more. Read on for snowy poetry, grammar tips, groundhog facts, […]
Hello Book Bums families! What do the Bengals and Lunar New Year have in common? It turns out, a lot. Dr. Christy explains it all in this week’s newsletter. We also ask questions about reading comprehension, and share a handful of book recommendations. Enjoy! Bookbums.com is an Amazon Associate; We earn from qualifying purchases. This […]
Hello Book Bums families! This week in the newsletter we are celebrating MLK. We’re sharing book and movie ideas, inspiring words, and even some family history. You’ll also find our regular features exploring word roots, helpful grammar tips, and fun literary holidays. What would you like to see in the newsletter? You can always to […]
Hello Book Bums families! The new year is almost upon us. Here at Book Bums we are excited to be with you for another year exploring language and books and doing all we can to help you raise great readers and writers! This week in the newsletter we share some inspiration – books, resolutions, quotes, […]
Hello Book Bums families! Can you believe it’s the middle of December? In the midst of busy holiday preparations, we are slowing down this week to focus on the joy of sharing a story with a child, beautiful language and music, and the wonder of the stars. This edition of the newsletter offers several links […]
Hello Book Bums families! Have you ever had the experience of reading a book that makes you curious about something, so you look it up and get curious about something else? That’s sort of what happened with us this week. We started out exploring the Christmas tradition of poinsettias and ended up learning about Saint […]
Hello Book Bums families! This is a very special edition of our newsletter as we are celebrating our first birthday! We’re so grateful to all of you who have read and enjoyed our work all year. This week we’re sharing some of our favorite features from newsletters past. We love to hear from you! You […]