My son and his friend invented a new game. And it just happens to have a literacy component. Even better, it uses the Nintendo DS (Gameboy), so for kids who are really into video games, this can be a good alternative. The game: PICTOCHAT Hide-and-Seek Each child takes his DS […]
Month: January 2010
Thank-you cards
A great literacy activity. Your kids have probably just received a bunch of gifts, and I’m betting that at least some of the senders weren’t in the room when they were opened. So that means thank-you cards. They’re not optional. In our house if you don’t want to write a […]
His favourite gift – a book
A tiny Christmas miracle. So we’re in the middle of opening Christmas gifts.Have you ever seen an eight-year-old tear through gifts? You get the idea – that’s how it was going. But then he opens a book, and everything. stops. completely. No more gifts.Time to read. It was awesome. The […]
