Summer Reading Favorites
| Bad News, I'm In Charge Books by Hannah Zaitlin | Good Dino Books There's a Bird on Your Head | Vet Volunteers series |
| 2010-04-09 Chess Fest & Community Dance Sat Apr 10 Free family fun this Saturday at several events around Tucson! 3rd Annual 9 Queens Chess Fest from 2-5 at Club Congress http://9queens.org/2010/03/29/3rd-annual-chess-fest/ Family Dance 5PM at the First United Methodist Church, 915 E. 4th St. http://www.tftm.org/ | add comment |
| 2010-11-05 Children's Church Library Ministry https://sites.google.com/a/email.arizona.edu/libraryministry/ 3809 East Third St. 520 325-1001 St. Mark's Presbyterian Church We are creating a new children's library ministry at our church! | add comment |
| 2008-07-04 Declaration of Independence WHEN, in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's GOD entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the Causes which impel them to the Separation. We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their CREATOR, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes d ...read more... | add comment |
| 2008-11-10 Free Books, Characters Come Alive at Story Town! http://www.makewayforbooks.org 3180 North Swan Road, Suite 100 721-2334 Make Way for the 5th Annual Story Town Date: Saturday, November 15 Time: 11 am to 4 pm Where: Jácome Plaza, in front of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. Cost: Free Each year the plaza in front of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library transforms into Story Town - where costumed characters from your favorite children's books stroll around and library staff give live performances of beloved children's books. There will be art activities, free books, live music and dancing and more! This year's featured books include Knuffle Bunny, Baby Rattlesnake, Bark George, Waking Beauty, and Frederick. Schedule of Events * 11 am - Story Town opens * 11:15 am - Performance by Summer Thunder, Chinese music * 11:45 am - Live performance Knuffle Bunny * 12:10 ...read more... | add comment |
| 2010-07-27 Free multiplication sheets (PDF) http://bteaching.com/lesson-plan-ideas/multiplication-speed-tests Have your child warmed up and ready for school. Yes, its drill - but its nice to go back to school knowing your times tables! | add comment |
| 2009-10-23 Fun Free Activities for Kids Singing, Journalism and Sonoran Arthropods (separate events!) Free educational activities abound in Tucson this weekend: 10/23 Friday 6PM at the Red Barn Theatre the children's drama group starts practicing their holiday repetoire. Non-religious fun holiday songs. http://theredbarntheater.com 10/24 Saturday 9-12 AM there is a Young Reporter's training at KVOA channel 4 for 3rd-8th graders who would like to write for the Bear Essential News. Call 792-9930 to sign up! 10/24 Saturday 12-2PM Also this Saturday, the Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute hosts its monthly community day. Cool slide shows, free potluck lunch (don't worry they always have plenty!) and live bugs for kids from 12-2PM. There is a more sophisticated scientfic presentation in the morning also. http://sasio ...read more... | add comment |
| 2009-01-11 Getting kids up in the morning Having problems getting kids back on the school schedule? Here's an idea that helped some for us. My kids love to play pretend games with Mom, but usually mom is too busy. So, we set a special time when I'll play any game they want - at 6:30 AM. From 6:30 - 7AM, my time is theirs, but if they choose to stay asleep then they've missed out for the day. We still do activities, read books, etc, but the special playtime half-hour is only if they are up in time for it (and we set the alarm). They don't always make it but they do try!" | add comment |
| 2008-07-08 Himmel Chess Club Fun low-pressure chess club meets Mondays 3:30-5PM at Himmel Library. | add comment |
| 2009-01-07 Idea: Dinner Diary time The new year is a great time for a family diary. We started one we call the 'Dinner Diary' that we pull out at dinnertime and jot down some notes, funny things or just whatever the kids want to say. great for language development and getting the kids to share stuff, looking back over the year | add comment |
| 2008-07-28 IdeaZine for Kids and Parents - Vol 2 July 2008 Nature Activities - Learning Ideas - Kid-Friendly Volunteer Opportunities - Science Training for Parents Nature Activities ------------------------- Monsoon season is the time to get out in the desert! Even if its not just the day after a rain, July and August see a great deal of reptile, amphibian, insect and bird activity. Mammals too - the Star reported that at sunset, thousands of bats emerge from under many bridges around town, in particular the bridge at Broadway and Pantano. From that spectacle, try heading to Sabino Canyon with a flashlight to see toads catching brown june beetles. (We still have toads out regularly at night near the Santa Cruz river - I'm assuming they will be out at Sabino also). SASI Saturdays - our own Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute hos ...read more... | add comment |
2010-07-04  Independence Day! http://bteaching.com/?q=node/14 Our sister site, bTeaching.com, has some ideas for taking a closer look at the Declaration of Independence and shooting off a few mental fireworks of your own. | add comment |
| 2008-04-22 Keeping it Fresh: the bTucson IdeaZine for Kids and Parents http://bTucson.com/mailman/listinfo/ideazine-kids We all have times when we feel inspired, and other times when the day seems to drag on in gray. Here is a chance to share those inspirations and help the rest of us break out of the rut on those other days! Questions and requests also welcome! Departments: Mini-Adventures - Nature News - Learning Tips - Books Reviews - Quotes & Notes ******************************************************** Mini-Adventures Planning 30 minutes of something you've never done before can make even a busy errand-day memorable. Here are a few we've tried recently: A walk over the RattleSnake bridge : we've all driven under it, but walking over it is a bit of a thrill. My daughters found it scary at first, then exciting, and there is a small playground on the other side if ...read more... | add comment |
| 2010-04-29 Little Monkies In Home Child Care http://bugsmom.weebly.com/ 7711 W August Moon Pl 5205054782 I am a mom to a 3 1/2 year old boy. I offer reasonable priced child care. I am licensed, CPR First Aid Certified, I carry a fingerprint clearance card. I provide a day filled with fun activities including arts n crafts, story time, learning time, walks, trips to park as well as field trips to exciting places! | add comment |
| 2007-04-22 Love 2 Sign LLC http://www.love2sign.net Using American Sign Language to enhance communication and literacy in babies, toddlers, preschoolers and older children. Offering classes and workshops for children and parents. Teachers and professionals, too." | add comment |
| 2009-03-30 Mission Chess Club 3770 S. Mission Rd 594-5325 Learn how to play chess, teach others, or play chess online! Kids, teens, everybody is welcome. | add comment |
| 2010-07-22 Monsoon - Nature activities The monsoon season is a window of opportunity for desert nature observations. Here are some activities to share with your kids - and they don't cost anything: Night Toad Walk: any area near a riverbed, Sabino Canyon, any park with signifcant natural area like Feliz Paseos park, will likely have lots of toads out at night. The most common in our area are the red spotted toad, a small (about the size of a child's fist) toad that seems to be not too shy of people. They come out towards evening and into the night. We have watched them eating termites and even fed them june bugs that we gathered nearby. Couch's spadefoot and Sonoran Desert Toad may also be out and about, some of pretty impressive sizes. Cicada Emergence: Although many are already out and singing, if you find a plac ...read more... | add comment |
| 2009-02-03 SPARKS - learn to teach science to your kids - better than free! If you're interested in getting your kids excited about science, SPARKS is a program you don't want to miss. Three workshops this spring will show you how to find 'teachable moments' in a normal day, and provide hands-on experience to share later with your kids. The workshops are free, with the requirement that you work a booth at a science fair one day in April - but you get paid $50 for the day. You can't beat the price! I had a chance last Tuesday to talk to Brooke Sanders-Silverman and Jennifer Phillips at the Tucson Children's Museum (Jennifer is the education coordinator and one of the trainers). I asked Jennifer what SPARKS is all about: - Teach parents of elementary school age children to identify and run with everyday teaching moments - reach an underserved minority ...read more... | add comment |
| 2012-02-23 Sergeant Popo Baby-sits: The Adventures of Crabby Abbi and Turner the Hun ascott2327@gmail.com by: A. Scott My husband and I went to Seattle for 4 days and my father, named by the kids as “Popo”, is the only one available to babysit the kids. He gave updates for 4 days. Who knew that my father would last as long as he did. Needless to say, my father has yet to watch the kids for more than one night! I have just begun my 4-day sabbatical with my 2 grandkids, Abbi and Turner, while Alison and Will are in Seattle. Already Turner has demonstrated a unique skill; snatching two handfuls of black potting soil from unsuspecting plants and stuffing his mouth full before I can catch him. Sneaky little guy, he is. He looks like an Oreo cookie without the cream filling. Grandkids Update 1.3: As I type this I can hear crashing in the other room…I have given Turner a new nickname: Turner ...read more... | add comment |
| 2010-03-29 Summer camp listings - Az Daily Star If you didn't save the insert from the Star on Mar 21, here are some of the summer camp listings online: Academics Arts Sports General " | add comment |
| 2006-01-01 The Parent Connection http://theparentconnectionaz.org 5326 East Pima Street (520)321-1500 | add comment |
| 2012-01-31 The Vaseline Incident Recently, I have been giving my 2 and half year old son, Turner, and almost 4 year old daughter, Abbigayle, a little bit more freedom in the house by allowing them to play upstairs in their rooms unsupervised. At first, they were doing really good; playing house while Turner permitted Abbi to dress him up as a princess. I can hear them running around upstairs with only the occasional cry for “Mommy”. I would go and break up whatever little scuffle they were having and go back downstairs. As every parent knows, as soon as you hear silence, you immediately know that something is wrong. In this case, that silence never came. I was sitting at my dinning room table with my husband when down came my son. Now for reference, I take a cup of water to bed with me each night and sometimes fo ...read more... | add comment |
| 2008-02-20 Tucson MommyMixer: Need a Babysitter? http://www.mommymixer.com 512.480.3113 Come to MommyMixer, the hot new service that connects college students looking for fun babysitting jobs with busy families that need occasional help. All this, while shopping at hip boutiques around town. There's no better way to get hooked up with the babysitter of your dreams! Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Max & Maudes 7111 N. Oracle Road Casas Adobes Plaza 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. If you can make it . . . 1) Go to the Tucson link at www.mommymixer.com. 2) Fill out the form & make your payment to register. $100 for new clients $75 for returning clients 3) Come to the mixer and find great babysitters! Space is limited." | add comment |
| 2009-10-27 Tucson Parent publication http://thetucsonparent.com They publish a cool little booklet you can find in libraries and other parent-related venues. The website also has school info. | add comment |
| 2010-06-12 bTeaching : Tips for teaching kids all ages http://bteaching.com Check out ideas for fun learning games and everyday lessons to share with your kids. A few minutes a day can make a big difference! | add comment |
| 2008-11-22 baby sitting in my home http://www.babysitters.com/crystal85730 S Evergreen Ave 520-571-0669 I have 10 ys of experience with child care, I have worked in a day care center, worked in my home as a child care sitter, I enjoy working with children.I do crafts,playtime,parks,and so forth. I do smoke but out side. There is only one person in our home that smokes inside and that is my dad.He has a hard time getting around so we let him smoke in the house. I am also a retired nurses asstant. I have done that for 12 yrs. I am a 53 yr old female that stays home and takes care of my dad also. My rate that i charge is 6.00 per hr for one child 12.00 for 2 children of the same family " | add comment |
| 2007-08-19 ¡Español para los Niños!
(or, Spanish for Kids!) I wish I'd learned a second language during those sensitive years when it is supposed to be so much easier to pick up! So now with my 2-year old, I've been on the lookout for Spanish learning opportunties. Between the public libraries and Parent Connection, we've made a pretty good start. The Sam Lena and Quincie Douglas libraries have weekly storytimes en Español at 10:30 AM Thursday and 11 AM Wednesday, respectively (see http://tppl.org ). Once the librarian has read us a book in Spanish and explained the translation, it's easier for me to take it home and reread it to my kids. Spanish is an entirely phonetic language, so once you know a few pronunciation rules you can read aloud even if you may not understand all the words! Then, the Parent Connection, an excellent family r ...read more... | add comment |
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