Hello Book Bums families! This week in the newsletter Dr. Christy shares more about her new podcast series on the sounds we hear in words as well as a short quiz you can take to test yourself. You’ll also find all your favorite, regular features. For National Poetry Month in April we return to our […]
Hello Book Bums families! Here’s a simple game to play with your family to welcome the first days of spring. Just choose a category and try to think of items in the category for each letter of the word spring. You could try food, flowers, or things you find in a backpack. It’s a great […]
Hello Book Bums families! This Monday is Saint Patrick’s Day (a holiday more popular here in America than in Ireland), so we are sharing some Irish fun in this week’s newsletter. We have ideas for celebrating with kids, tips to help you write your own limerick, tongue twisters, vocabulary, and all the regular features you’ve […]
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! 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! If you’re local (Greater Cincinnati area), we hope you’ve been staying safe and staying cool! This week in the newsletter we’re sharing the writing of a favorite author, Barbara Kingsolver. We also have ideas for keeping a family journal, articles about famous typewriter collectors, and more from Dr. Christy about the […]
Hello Book Bums families! This week in the newsletter Dr. Christy shares how to approach tough words and make learning them fun. We’ve included a downloadable game for your kiddos to build and play at home. We’re also thinking about goals, entrepreneurship, and shopping local. Do you have some big or small goals that you’re […]
Hello Book Bums families! This week in the newsletter we are thinking about reading and listening, window art and books as windows. We hope it gives you a moment of reflection in this busy season of the year. If you have a favorite book you’d like to see recommended in the newsletter, please respond to […]
Hello Book Bums families! Happy May! Here is some fun trivia for the fifth month of the year: • May’s birthstone is emerald. • No U.S. President has ever died during the month of May. • The Empire State Building opened its doors on May 1, 1931. • Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan, John F. Kennedy, […]