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We were involved in a wonderful book exchange program this summer that was coordinated by my friend Kim from The Educator’s Spin on It

The Summer Book Exchange included 30 bloggers who each chose a great book for summer reading, created some fun activities & crafts to go along with the story and packed it all up in a box to exchange with a ‘surprise’ partner.

 

 Summer Book Exchange

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One of the most popular attractions for families is the zoo.  I’m not sure if it’s all the curiosity that we have about animal behavior or the fact that most of our kids act like animals so we think they’ll feel at home during their visit 😉

And June is National Zoo Month!  Our last Discover & Explore linky theme was Zoos & Wild Animals and we had some great reviews of family friendly zoos that were shared.

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Welcome to the June Virtual Book Club for Kids!  Each month, we choose a different author and highlight their books along with some fun activities. And I’m so excited for this month’s author because she is one of my favorite for kids — Gail Gibbons!   Using Non-fiction Books to Engage Kids Ms. Gibbons writes …

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Booklist for Lyle the Crocodile Read some of these fun (and funny) books about crocodiles in connection with the Coterie’s performance of Lyle the Crocodile.   The House on East 88th Street by Bernard Waber is the first book in the Lyle series. When Joshua Primm and his family move into their new house, they …

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We are officially on summer vacation (yea!) and making some fun plans for what we’d like to do this year.  Once of the top things on our list each summer is to explore someplace new in our city.  I’m sure you know, just like me, that life gets busy once you have kids.  And all …

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Welcome to our first post in the Poppins Book Club! 

This online book club is for kids from preschool to highschool – kids who love to do more than just read a book!

Each month, a new theme will be introduced and we encourage you to choose your own book (or two) to read.  Parents and teachers will find lots of fun activities each month based on the theme – this month’s theme is Knights, Princesses & Castles.  If you’re a blogger, connect your books to an activity or craft and share it during our link-up each month.

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