Sentences with phrase «of reading to kids»

Here is momstown's roundup of fun and fantastic ways to help pass on the love of reading to your kids, on the eve of Family Literacy Day

«One of the most important benefits of reading to kids is that it plays a large role in language and literacy development,» says Mom365.

Read Aloud 15 Minutes is an organization that has some great parent handouts about the benefits of reading to kids at various ages.

Not exact matches

I am not kidding here, I'm probably forced to turn off my laptop and read a book (or write a blog like this one) at least 50 percent of the time.

It stretches across an array of disciplines — math, science, reading, writing, critical thinking — and across a broad swath of customers, kids aged 2 to 12.

The commercial starts with the message stating that «too many kids lose their mothers to heart disease and stroke,» followed by a number of children reading genuinely sweet love letters to their moms.

A bit thrown by suddenly being shifted into the role of interviewee, I awkwardly began, «Well, uh, I love to kayak, hike with my family, read, coach my kids in sports...» «No,» Pedro said, «What do you do for fun?

If you have a seriously anxious child, the Times and WSJ article are worth a read in full for a more in - depth understanding of the science, but the takeaway of both is clear for those facing more garden - variety youthful anxiety: Be kind but be firm and nudge your kids to face their fears.

It's no shock that reading with kids is good for their intellectual development, but if you want them to get more out of books, blog Dumb Little Man suggests actively engaging your kids about what their reading.

Since the 1980s, LeVar Burton has been bringing the joy of reading to young kids through engaging television programs.

For more guidance on strategies to gift your kids money, read up on how to pass along your cash without losing half of it to income taxes.

One example that I read about, Stanford University, a teacher in artificial intelligence offered a class, a couple of hundred kids in the class, he offered it online to 30,000 people, or 20,000 people, and if I remember correctly when he gave the test there were 400 people, or something like that, that did better than the number one kid at Stanford.

The images appear to change — at least once so far — and was previously of two kids fighting, with thought bubbles superimposed that read, «No, mine!»

Reading a typical biotech press release is kind of like listening to a sugar - high kid gush about the latest superhero blockbuster.

To create an even more welcoming environment, volunteers also built 3 Mendocino benches, 3 benches with attached shade structures, a directional sign post, 4 adult and 2 kid picnic tables, a trash and recycling container, a set of soccer goals, and a «little library» to encourage reading and book sharinTo create an even more welcoming environment, volunteers also built 3 Mendocino benches, 3 benches with attached shade structures, a directional sign post, 4 adult and 2 kid picnic tables, a trash and recycling container, a set of soccer goals, and a «little library» to encourage reading and book sharinto encourage reading and book sharing.

If any of these questions is on your mind, then read on because I am about to reveal the practical steps to starting a small business for kids and everyone alike.

Kids today graduate with no skills of note, no understanding of what they want or how to get it, they're not well read, not well versed, and totally unequipped to live a free, fulfilling, successful life.

It's only by convincing his followers that his immoral acts are moral that you come to believe that we are somehow misunderstanding gods evil acts and that if we only read the bible again we'd somehow see that when he killed all the first born of egypt, or impregnated a married woman and left her with a kid or that he's fine with slavery under certain conditions as good things.

As a kid who went to church every day I can't tell you the number of times the daily readings said something really strange and perverse; why even keep it around?

he certainly can cause a illiterate kid to read... Ever heard of miracles?

I think I'm too simple in my thinking that; if you don't like it, DO N'T WATCH... if you don't agree with it, DO N'T CHOOSE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE THAT WAY... Seems like a very simplistic way of thinking, but I have personal opinions on EVERYTHING, but I don't force others to live their lives according to my moral fiber... i don't judge people for living their lives the way that makes them happy... And i believe that IGNORANCE is the basis for INTOLERANCE... people are famous for HATING things that they don't understand... again, if it MORALLY offends you, don't read stories on things that you don't agree with, don't watch shows that portray choices that you don't agree with... The Brown family seems close knit, almost like extended family living under one roof... the kids work together and get along much better than a lot of «mainstream» households i see.TO LIVE YOUR LIFE THAT WAY... Seems like a very simplistic way of thinking, but I have personal opinions on EVERYTHING, but I don't force others to live their lives according to my moral fiber... i don't judge people for living their lives the way that makes them happy... And i believe that IGNORANCE is the basis for INTOLERANCE... people are famous for HATING things that they don't understand... again, if it MORALLY offends you, don't read stories on things that you don't agree with, don't watch shows that portray choices that you don't agree with... The Brown family seems close knit, almost like extended family living under one roof... the kids work together and get along much better than a lot of «mainstream» households i see.to live their lives according to my moral fiber... i don't judge people for living their lives the way that makes them happy... And i believe that IGNORANCE is the basis for INTOLERANCE... people are famous for HATING things that they don't understand... again, if it MORALLY offends you, don't read stories on things that you don't agree with, don't watch shows that portray choices that you don't agree with... The Brown family seems close knit, almost like extended family living under one roof... the kids work together and get along much better than a lot of «mainstream» households i see.to my moral fiber... i don't judge people for living their lives the way that makes them happy... And i believe that IGNORANCE is the basis for INTOLERANCE... people are famous for HATING things that they don't understand... again, if it MORALLY offends you, don't read stories on things that you don't agree with, don't watch shows that portray choices that you don't agree with... The Brown family seems close knit, almost like extended family living under one roof... the kids work together and get along much better than a lot of «mainstream» households i see...

But I also want to say, if you had been here (I'm in Birmingham) and read some of the stories of people's kids being killed by this storm (so many had lost power already by earlier storms and had no idea F4 and F5 tornodoes were about to hit, and their kids were at friends» houses... and then those friends» houses were totally destroyed, and several parents lost all of their kids - I also know of several people who lost their wives AND all of their kids because they were at work while their family was at home)... anyways, if you could read some of these stories, who are you guys to tell them that their loved ones are not going off to a better place?

And for a similar take on all this, but from the perspective of a pro-life activist with special needs kids, be sure to read Shannon Dingle's post, «I'm pro-life.

Holiness for me was found in the mess and labour of giving birth, in birthday parties and community pools, in the battling sweetness of breastfeeding, in the repetition of cleaning, in the step of faith it took to go back to church again, in the hours of chatting that have to precede the real heart - to - heart talks, in the yelling at my kids sometimes, in the crying in restaurants with broken hearted friends, in the uncomfortable silences at our bible study when we're all weighing whether or not to say what we really think, in the arguments inherent to staying in love with each other, in the unwelcome number on the scale, in the sounding out of vowels during bedtime book reading, in the dust and stink and heat of a tent city in Port au Prince, in the beauty of a soccer game in the Haitian dust, in the listening to someone else's story, in the telling of my own brokenness, in the repentance, in the secret telling and the secret keeping, in the suffering and the mourning, in the late nights tending sick babies, in confronting fears, in the all of a life.

My hope is that you will check these books out of the library or buy them at your local bookstore and then read them to or with the kids in your life.

She's been reading aloud to her six kids (preschool to high school) ever since, and has spent the last few years chatting with experts, authors, parents, and leaders, discovering how a simple choice to pull a book off a shelf and share it with a child is one of the very best decisions a parent can make.

There are a few books that are appropriate for kids to use for learning to read, but most of them are just good old read - alouds.

What began as a simple act has turned into a full - blown revolution, as tens of thousands of families all over the world now tune in to Sarah's weekly Read - Aloud Revival podcast, a show dedicated to helping parents make meaningful and lasting connections with their kids through books.

When kids don't learn to read because they can't see, or previously conquered disease begins to rise again because of failed immunization programs, we will all ultimately pay the price anyhow.

If I am a teacher instructing children about how to read, and every child in the room has learned to read but one, should I just say «tough toenails, kid» or should I try different ways of instructing the child (that doesn't include punishing or killing them) so that the child understands?

Oh there is plenty of negativity around, atheists don't have a corner on that; — RRB -... the loving, kind, altruistic atheists aren't posting on discussion boards; they're reading to kids, planting trees, teaching classes, cleaning up litter, rescuing dogs and rivers and forests and bad neighborhoods.

The bible Belt is also the lynching belt, the segregation belt, the military belt, the illiteracy belt - When I read the Gospels I read Jesus telling me about the kind of relationship i should have with God and my fellows - how I should live how I should behave - we are supposed to care for the poor not lower taxes for the rich and tell poor kids with no health insurance to suck it up - starting a war is not Christian regardless of the provocation Why do you need the 10 commandments on the wall in the courthouse when every town has multiple churches let the churches put up signs with the commandments - do you know what Moses did when he came down the mountain - he lead his most trusted men is a slaughter of 3000 Jews, read it

So, all the people in this thread that have bashed the bible, catholics, evangelicals (not the the 1 % of priests that molested kids, they should be PUNISHED for that, or the evengelicamaniacs that have fleeced peoples money for non-religious use) should actually READ the bible you are bashing, or look into the REAL decent people that belong to above mentioned religions..

One is the reality system of face - to - face encounter with other people, working at the office or store or home, taking care of the children or visiting with neighbors, playing with the kids and tending the yard, reading books and telling stories and remembering the past and planning for the future.

So I learned about the humanities in the way most of us do these days — by reading, by watching documentaries, by filmstrips (okay, so maybe kids today don't know what filmstrips are but shout - out to everyone over 40 years of age).

all I can think of today is what I saw in yesterday's news, about the former paratrooper turned preacher at an Independent Fundamental Baptist church just outside Ft. Bragg, N.C., that told his congregation they should break their sons» wrists if they catch them doing the «limp wrist», or give him a good punch... and all the kids that have committed suicide because other kids have picked up on messages like this and bullied them till they couldn't stand it anymore... we are the only bible some folks will ever read, and if they get this kind of message, well, who'd want to be with a group of people where you are grudgingly tolerated, if not outright hated, and all this in Jesus» name... it also says that the churches will do just about anything to keep people obedient and unquestioning, so they will continue to give, and so the big donors will continue to give, so that the doors at Monster Megachurch can be kept open, and the lights on... David, this is one of your «less is more» toons here... a minimum of elements that says so much....

On Sundays she carries books of Bible stories to read to the nursery kids and an art project in a box, all the pieces cut out to be assembled.

She began each class session with a bit of writing of memorable beauty, and some of those things she read to us runny - nosed, cap - askewed little kids haunt me to this day.

I think all of these resources are great ways to encourage kids and adults alike to read the Bible!

Just a BTW — if you read the story, the team was ready to forfeit based on on their beliefs and it was the parents of the community, not the school nor specifically the parents of the kids, who threatened the lawsuit.

Summer is when you march yourself down to the local library, come out with more books than you can carry, and then beat the pants off all the other kids enrolled in the summer reading program by downing every Ramona book within a 50 mile radius like so many shots of vodka.

I was tempted at first to give maybe a 10 point list of advice for parents going through deconstruction in front of their kids... things like let them see the books you read and answer their curiosities about them; teach your kids how to think, not how to believe; tell them everything you're going through and let them deal with what it means for them; ask them what they believe and listen objectively and engage in conversation about it; openly share your struggles with what you're going through with the church and let them process it themselves, and so on.

A man who spends most of his day reading storybooks, wiping noses, changing diapers, and driving kids to basketball practice is not a failure.

Once you begin to read [the Bible], if you're reading the prophets where they're talking about exchanging the poor for a pair of sandals, and what happens when you have a widening gap between the ruling wealthy elites and the poor masses who can't feed their kids, and how this is an affront to what it means to be human, if at that point you're like, «Well, is this inerrant?»

I was kidding, but he liked the idea, so when he came home from work he maintained a cheerful silence (communicating via sign language that he wanted a glass of wine, whereupon his silence grew even more cheerful) and spent some time sketching out a little liturgy involving the reading of the Gospel story, the handing - over of a baby doll, the writing of a note, and the loosing of his tongue to proclaim the Benedictus.

You can also read Ephesians 5 It talks of marriage and Husbands responsibilities to the Wife, Wife to the Husband Both to the kids and the Kids to the Parekids and the Kids to the PareKids to the Parents.

This provides great opportunities to gather with other likeminded families for times of worship and Scripture reading and it creates really powerful memories for our kids.

This happens in our living room with kids running in and out of the room, sitting on laps, reading to themselves, participating, spacing out, etc. — Celebrating the annual feasts described in Leviticus 23.

I'd read Yvonne Thornton's Ditchdigger's Daughters, and if that dad in a crime - ridden neighborhood could produce highly educated children by forcing them to practice music, then surely music lessons could help my suburban kids stay out of trouble.

I LOVE the atheist billboards, especially for kids who are old enough to read, so they have a chance to think their way out of the brainwashing, but we can keep the politics out of it.