Life has been crazier than usual lately, since I started working full time as a teacher! I still try to make time to play games with my kids though a few times a week. We play a card game like Rummy or Trash almost every evening before bed and we play a board game once or twice a week. Lately we've ...
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Ribbon Ninja
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It has been a long time since I did a game review! If I'm being honest, it has been a long time since my family consistently played games. Earning my teaching credential and starting a new job really put a damper on our amount of game play, but this is the year that I'm going to work to bring it ...
Wilderlore: The Accidental Apprentice
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One of the best decisions I've ever made as a parent was to read one-on-one to my kids right before bed, rotating whose day it is to read with me. We sit together in my bed and I read to them for about 15 to 20 minutes. My 10 year-old-and I have been reading this Wilderlore series for about a year ...
2024 U.S. Presidential Election Lap Book
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I created my first presidential election lap book in 2016, making this my third iteration. I'm flattered by how many people asked if I would be updating it for 2024! With the first debate tomorrow, this definitely took me a little longer than planned, but it's ready! You can also get my ...
2024 U.S. Presidential Election Cards
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It's hard to believe I've been creating and sharing resources for so long, but I shared these presidential election cards for the first time EIGHT years ago! At the time, my oldest was only 6. The next time I do this, he will be able to vote! 🤯 The election cards themselves are the exact same as the ...
Division Practice Sheets
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Recently, a reader reached out and asked if I had any division practice sheets similar to my multiplication practice sheets. I didn't, but that was easily remedied! Recently, I've been thinking about how to market and promote a new, non-education endeavour and it has left me feeling unmotivated. I ...
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
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My kids absolutely fell in love with the Percy Jackson series a few years back. After that, they were happy to read anything that had Rick Riordan's name on it. This Tristan Strong series is written by Kwame Mbalia but is "presented" by Rick Riordan and my kids ate it up. If you do audiobooks, the ...
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy
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So many kids are obsessed with these books and it's easy to understand why. Adventure, prophesies, DRAGONS. One aspect of these books that makes them so appealing is that even though the main characters are all dragons, they all have thoughts, emotions, and struggles that are very relatable. It's ...
The Lion of Mars
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It's not often that I find a book with some sentimentality that my kids actually enjoy. They are a little too silly and sacastic for their own good. However, this one was a winner with my four kids. I am catching up on books we've read in the past couple years, so when we read this one, my kids ages ...
Greenglass House
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Honestly, we listened to this books a couple years ago, but I'm trying to go back and remember all the books that my kids enjoyed and made a lasting impression. This was definitely one of them! It has mystery, suspence, an intriguing setting...If you have a family with a wide range of ages, our ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 