Take 2 minutes today to read the little poem THE SNAIL with your kids
February 9, 2012 by Sharon
Filed under Grandparenting, Sharon, Teaching Poetry to Kids
How to improve Reading & Vocabulary Development AND teach Poetry to Kids! Let’s talk about reading a poem today. Shall we stay inside to read that poem? Or head outside? Can we make the decision to stay all cozy inside AND head outside… at the same time? Of course not! But perhaps this little poem [...]
Getting a grandson into Social Media… sort of!
February 8, 2012 by Sharon
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Two weeks ago, I “launched” my @GrandparentU Twitter page. This is something I’ve wanted to do for quite some time… combine my love of grandchildren, children, education, reading, literacy, family, fitness and health as a resource for fellow Grandparents and Boomers. We are, after all, a great force of nature! I first posted a profile [...]
A Grandson with a Heart of Hearts…
February 7, 2012 by Sharon
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Everyone is surrounded with hearts. Hearts float around us in people, in words, in gestures and in things. But not everyone sees them, feels them or acknowledges them. My 6-year old grandson Alex is one of the people who has the gift to find hearts just about everywhere, and in everyone and everything. Alex loves [...]
Grandparent University: Research Projects (like the study of “two lips”)
February 6, 2012 by Sharon
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A sudden medical emergency is always trying. It always rearranges lives. It’s always frightening and stressful and life-changing. When a medical emergency strikes your son-in-law and leaves your daughter and their 4 children in a blur of whats and what-ifs and what now… well, the grandparents step into their world as quickly as possible to [...]
Grandparent University: Advanced Course
February 2, 2012 by admin
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I am very blessed to see my 9 grandchildren as often as I want. They all live within 40 minutes or so from each other, and 30 minutes, max, from Barry and me. We are fortunate enough to be able to attend lots and lots of activities… at their schools, sporting events (swimming, ballet, baseball, [...]
An attempt at Gram-Glam taken down a notch…
January 27, 2012 by Sharon
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Hey, Goldie Hawn does it. Glams-up, I mean. I even read that she goes by the name Glamma to her grandchildren. (Get it? GLAM-ma?) So, why can’t I? Glam-up, that is. Because I’m not Goldie Hawn, I guess! Take last night, for example. I had 4 front row tickets to the hottest event in town… [...]
A handmade Crocodile prop, a poem & a grandson combine for a “cheerful grin”!
January 26, 2012 by Sharon
Filed under Grandchildren, Sharon, Teaching Poetry to Kids
How to delight a child with a poem and a bit of imagination… Yesterday afternoon, my 3-year old grandson Henry asked, “Grandma, do you have any new poems?” (Since January 1st, I’ve been doing some posts about poems & kids… and I have some built-in grandkids around to experiment with. I call it Take 2 [...]
A peek into my pantry by Keri Glassman from Nutritious Life
What a peek in your pantry reveals about your health, wellness & fitness… Yesterday morning, as my daughter Audrey was stepping on a Miami-bound plane on a business trip, I was taking her place on a New Year, New You Pantry Makeover phone interview with nationally recognized nutrition expert and published author Keri Glassman. Keri [...]
A Snowman no more…
January 24, 2012 by Sharon
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Down came the rains and washed the Snowman out… Can I be heartbroken over a melted Snowman? Yes, when my 3-year old grandson Henry meticulously created the Snowman (on top of my patio table that should have been winter-stored by now) from perfectly packed snow, winter berries, sticks, a carrot, ferns, mittens that no longer [...]
Take 2 minutes today to read the poem RED SLIPPERS with your kids
January 23, 2012 by Sharon
Filed under Sharon, Teaching Poetry to Kids
How to improve Reading & Vocabulary Development AND teach Poetry to Kids! Kids are very good at creating mental images from words. Name one thing and a child will tell you all kinds of details about that thing… and every child will have his/her own creation from that same word. Allowing children opportunities to create [...]
