Archive for February, 2014
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Five Original Reading Books For Kids
By Tate Johnston on February 19, 201400This past year, I wrote 5 little books for my 4 year old son. If no other child in the whole world ever read them, it would be worth it. Getting to see his grin. Getting to see him focus. Getting to help him learn how to learn. When I wrote these, my older son had already learned how to […] -
Floods in England: Rain, Rain, Go Away, Come Again Another … May
By Tate Johnston on February 12, 2014or maybe even June. If you’ve been watching the news lately, you know there has been a lot of flooding in England. From minor frustration to really devastating ruinous stuff. Thankfully, even though I think our house is a grand total of about 10 feet above sea-level, it hasn’t been flooded. (Aside: The flooding has made me think about how […] -
Skylanders, Moshis And Star Wars Help Kids Learn to Read Nonsense!
By Tate Johnston on February 5, 2014Skylanders and Moshis aren’t complete nonsense though. In fact, I’ve found that the attention span for my kids looking at books, sticking stickers and playing with figurines is downright amazing! (Disclaimer: I’m pretty sure that Skylanders and Moshis have videogame/online components which we don’t use. We have stuck (no pun intended) with stickers, books and some figurines. Except for that […]