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PBS Kids Summer Reading Party – A Bit Late

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At the beginning of the Summer I was asked to host a Summer Reading Party for PBS Kids. I received this fantastic kit of activities for the kids to do during the party. The kit also had some DVDs, resource books and more. Well, the Summer got away from us and we didn’t have time to host the party until today. I wished that it had been sooner but that wasn’t happening. The party that we did have was nice and small which was good because I don’t know if we’d be able to handle more kids than we had, we had 12 including our own.

We gathered and the kids played games together until all the kids arrived. Then I read them a story to get us in the proper frame of mind. The kids then colored in a coloring page and then designed their own boats that they would then use to create their Penny Boats. Continue reading PBS Kids Summer Reading Party – A Bit Late →

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DVD Review: PEG + CAT Chickens On The Loose And Other Really Big Problems

PEG + CAT

Peg + Cat is a really cute little show on PBS. It is a math based curriculum with a female lead character, Peg. Her sidekick is her cat, Cat. Peg + Cat is all about solving the “really” big problem each episode. This problem could be counting to 100, sorting, patterns, ordinal numbers and much more. Each episode is comprised of two 11 minute mini episodes that introduce and reinforce the same concept. These concepts are presented to children in easy to understand ways. This first ever collection of PEG + CAT episodes will be available to purchase on September 9, 2014. You can find more specifics about the DVD below. Continue reading DVD Review: PEG + CAT Chickens On The Loose And Other Really Big Problems →