I’m not the only Bogle going to the gym every day! I’m just the only one who gets to shower off the stank afterwards. The girls’ charter school has instituted a new scheduling policy for all kindergarten classes that will have the 5-year-olds partaking in physical education — phys ed, […]
Thank you to LeapFrog for sponsoring this review. For more information about the LeapFrog Tag Human Body Discovery Pack, please visit their website #LeapFrogTag #spon ********** Science. Girls. There is a known educational chasm between these two words. Thankfully, there are daring people who care to bridge the widening gap; […]
OWTK’s first ever guest post comes from an old colleague of mine, Greg Citro. He’s the father of an amazing little girl who has already beaten the odds more than the greatest of card sharks. This is his and her back to school season story, one that bares telling. Also […]
Silly Bandz have entered my home. The Bear’s life, from an entertainment and culture standpoint, is decidedly outside of the mainstream. This isn’t an accident. She probably wasn’t able to participate in some conversations with her kindergarten classmates, if said discussions were trapped inside the pop culture frame of a […]
Kindergarten, your time is up. Is the Bear considered a 1st grader immediately following the conclusion of kindergarten or is she in elementary school limbo ’till mid-August when school starts up again (that’s right – she’s allowed only 8 weeks for summer, and this has nothing to do with snow […]
The Easter Bunny, in his divine wisdom, stuffed a book into the Bear’s basket. The all-knowing hare delivered what could be considered the finest tome in the ‘loose tooth’ sub-sub-sub genre of the children’s book world. Little Rabbit’s Loose Tooth, the title of which should be fairy self-explanatory regarding the […]
I’m not at all timely with this post, it being near the end of the school year. But, I just gotta share with you the greatest darn thing we purchased for the Bear’s 1st year in a proper school. A month or so into the school year, the Mrs. found […]
I made these for the Bear, and thought I’d share (pardon the rhyme). These mini-Valentine’s Day cards are perfect for young kids to write to friends and classmates in school. There are 3 mini-cards per sheet (see link to .pdf below). Simply print off as many as you need, fold […]
