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book of the week

Library Lion: The WINNER

March 2, 2012 at school
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 5 Timestamp: 2012-03-02 22:16:20 UTC Congratulations Ellie #5! Ellie February 27, 2012 at 2:19 pm I love to read fiction and could spend all day debating what my favorite novel is, so I’ll just limit it to my favorite novel that I’ve read this year (2012). Quite [...]

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Reading Aloud to Older Children: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY

February 27, 2012 at school
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Book of the Week GIVEAWAY:Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen Why we love this book: We are continuing our series on Creating a Balanced Reading Program with a focus on Reading Aloud to Older Children this week. Most parents and teachers do an excellent job of reading to their young children, but once children begin reading [...]

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear: The WINNER

February 23, 2012 at school
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 5 Timestamp: 2012-02-24 02:47:35 UTC Congratulations Ellie # 5! Ellie February 23, 2012 at 12:02 pm We’re reading the old classic Caps For Sale! Great story! We agree Caps For Sale is a Great Story! Contact us at our email: winner at waddleeahchaa dot com (Prize must [...]

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Why Read Alouds are a Key Component to a Balanced Reading Program: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY

February 21, 2012 at school
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Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr / Eric Carle Why we love this book: EVERY home and classroom library should begin with a copy of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See! This week our focus is on reading aloud to children as [...]

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Balanced Reading Program: The Winner

February 17, 2012 at school
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 16 Timestamp: 2012-02-17 20:20:56 UTC Congratulations Molly #16! Molly L February 16, 2012 at 3:42 pm nope i hated it. in fact I didn’t really read fluently until 6th grade. The way they teach it in public school is just not how I learn. But my 5 [...]

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A Balanced Reading Program for Homeschool: Book Pack GIVEAWAY

February 13, 2012 at school
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Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: I Like Bugs by Margaret Wise Brown The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff A Book About Your Skeleton by Ruth Belov Gross Why we love these books: In observance of Valentine’s Day, the holiday of L-O-V-E, we are celebrating [...]

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Me and You: The WINNER

February 10, 2012 at school
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 13 Timestamp: 2012-02-10 22:40:08 UTC Congratulations Sherry # 13! Sherry Lykins February 9, 2012 at 11:17 am I can do simple mending, but that is about it. I wish I could!! Contact us at our email: winner at waddleeahchaa dot com (Prize must be claimed by Friday, [...]

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Teaching Children How to Stitch Homemade Valentine Cards: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY

February 6, 2012 art
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Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Me and You by Genevieve Cote Why we love this book: Look at these two little friends. Aren’t you already in love with them? They are just too cute to resist! Charming, gentle illustrations and simple text send a big message about friendship and individuality! Rabbit and Pig like each [...]

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Gossie and Gertie: The WINNER

February 3, 2012 at school
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 1 Timestamp: 2012-02-03 19:09:26 UTC Congratulations Robin #1! Robin January 30, 2012 at 6:13 pm I like the book Owen and Mazie, real friendship between a large tortoise and a orphaned baby hippo.  Contact us at our email: winner at waddleeahchaa dot com (Prize must be claimed [...]

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Valentine Friendship TWO Book GIVEAWAY

January 30, 2012 at school
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Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Gossie & Gertie and Gossie by Oliver Dunrea Why we love these books: We have an ongoing love affair with best friends Gossie and Gertie. Their friendship is so simple and yet so enduring. Through Gossie and Gertie’s sweet friendship, young children learn important lessons about sharing and the give-and-take [...]

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It’s Easy Being Green: The WINNER

January 27, 2012 at school
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 7 Timestamp: 2012-01-27 22:21:30 UTC Congratulations Anissa #7 Anissa January 24, 2012 at 7:57 pm We LOVE books and especially love hand-me-down free books. The bag day at the book sale is the best place to get books. They raised the price to $4 and that is [...]

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It’s Easy Being Green: Four Book GIVEAWAY!

January 23, 2012 at school
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Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: “It’s Easy Being Green” Book Bag The Big leaf Pile (Clifford the Big Red Dog) The Empereor and the Kite by Jane Yolen, Illustrated by Ed Young The Umbrella by Jane Brett Whales by Seymour Simon Today my three grown children are avid readers who read for enjoyment. I know [...]

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Annie Ant: The WINNER

January 20, 2012 at school
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 1 Timestamp: 2012-01-20 22:15:07 UTC Congratulations Natalie #1 Natalie January 16, 2012 at 2:10 pm In our family everyone is a mathematician. I went to a school for mathematically gifted for 10 years, and my husband is even stronger than I am in math. Not surprisingly, our [...]

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Make Ten Math Game: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY

January 16, 2012 at school
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Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Doubling Fun with Annie Ant by Vicki Churchill & Charles Fuge Why we love this book: This simple book is an early introduction to multiplication. The bright illustrations and rhyming text even make it an appropriate read aloud for preschoolers. However, since the book is focusing on multiplication it is [...]

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The Secret Life of a Snowflake: The WINNER

January 13, 2012 at school
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 14 Timestamp: 2012-01-13 16:53:24 UTC Congratulations Tiffany # 14 Tiffany January 11, 2012 at 10:44 am Most years we do not get to experience snow. This book is so cool. Next time I am at our local library I will ask them to order this. We would [...]

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The Right Way to Make a Paper Snowflake: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY

January 9, 2012 at school
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Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: The Secret Life of a Snowflake by Kenneth Libbrecht Why we love this book: The photos in this science book are some of the most amazing and beautiful we’ve ever seen. Kenneth Libbrecht, the author, is a scientist who studies and photographs snowflakes under a microscope. The photos are nothing [...]

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Under My Hood I Have a Hat: The WINNER

January 6, 2012 at school
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 5 Timestamp: 2012-01-06 22:18:44 UTC Congratulations Alice #5 Alice January 5, 2012 at 11:36 am No resolutions really, just hoping for a better year overall with lots of learning!! Contact us at our email: winner at waddleeahchaa dot com (Prize must be claimed by Friday, January 13, [...]

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Winter Theme Activities for Children: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY

January 2, 2012 at school
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Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Under My Hood I Have a Hat by Karla Kuskin Why we love this book: The text is a simple rhyming chant, taking children through the steps of getting dressed for snowy, winter weather. Children love the sing-song pattern, the colorful pictures and the main character. However, the girl’s little [...]

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The Handiest Things: The WINNER

December 16, 2011 at school
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 5 Timestamp: 2011-12-16 15:01:27 UTC Congratulations Karissa #5 Karissa Riter December 13, 2011 at 10:27 am My favorite sound of Christmas is my little boy practicing his Christmas carols for his school program. I’ve heard “Rudolph” 65 times in the past two weeks but I still love [...]

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Preschool Sensory Christmas Tree

December 12, 2011 at school
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Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: The Handiest Things in the World by Andrew Clements Photographs by Raquel Jaramillo Why we love this book: We’re often asked how we select the books we GIVE AWAY at waddlee-ah-chaa. It’s quite simple, we love books and we’re always on the look out for books. There’s no method to [...]

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The Night Before Christmas: The WINNER

December 9, 2011 at school
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Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 21 Timestamp: 2011-12-09 14:04:46 UTC Congratulations and Merry Christmas Karrie # 21 Karrie Flanagan December 8, 2011 at 10:17 am Our new FAV is The Elf on the Shelf! Got one for my son this year…by far the best money spent! Has made everyday sooooo Magical! But [...]

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