Hello Book Bums families! March is Women’s History Month. You may notice that all this month we’ll be sharing women authors in our Literary Calendar section. National Geographic Kids is a good source for learning about history with kids. You can find their article and photos about the month here. This week in the newsletter Dr. Christy shares […]
Hello Book Bums families! Has your family tried any of last week’s games to help build executive function skills? This week in the newsletter we share some more games to help your kiddos build reading skills while you’re in the car. You’ll also find a great book series recommendation, some Civics challenges, and of course, […]
Hello Book Bums families! We hope you’re getting in the swing of the new school year. Our newsletter this week is full of family activities from growing executive function skills through games to starting a family newspaper to getting outside with some poetry. As always, we aim to give you the tools to support your […]
Hello Book Bums families! Did you ever notice that the sept root in September means seven even though September is our ninth month? In the Ancient Roman calendar there were only ten months, and September was seventh as its name indicates. When new calendars came into use they added January and February, so September got […]
Hello Book Bums families! As July comes to a close, we hope you are enjoying lots of summertime moments. This week in the newsletter we have practical advice, a book recommendation about family history, and great ideas for reading with your kids and starting some literary conversations. We’d love to hear what books you and […]
Hello Book Bums families! Isn’t it interesting how one thing can lead to another? This week we begin with a fun new book series. The title character gets us thinking about decoding words. The relationship of the characters in the book gets us thinking about word roots. And the theme of the book leads us […]
Hello Book Bums families! We hope you are enjoying summer and your holiday weekend. We love to hear from you! Did you know you can always respond to this email to share what you’re reading, where you’re traveling, or what you’d like to see in upcoming issues of the newsletter? This week we’re sharing riddles, […]
Hello Book Bums families! Are you taking a road trip this summer? Here is a puzzle (from NPR’s Sunday puzzles) all about summer vacation destinations. You can challenge family members to guess as you roll down the highway. This week in the newsletter we have more favorite books, summer poetry, a homonym challenge, and as always, tips […]
Hello Book Bums families! Each week in our Literary Calendar segment we share bookish birthdays and holidays. While it’s not very literary, you may also want to know that June 7th is Chocolate Ice Cream Day! Here are a couple other fun facts: June is the month of the summer solstice as well as the […]
Hello Book Bums families! This week in the newsletter we share some ideas for summer fun as well as book recommendations and tips about the science of reading. As the school year ends and life moves at a more relaxing pace, we wish you lots of time for reading, spending time with your favorite people, […]