What better way to celebrate the international Human Rights Day than by reading all of your outstanding entries for the KI Green Competition? We are so, so proud of the unique, creative, and dedicated sustainability efforts you shared with us … Continue reading →
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We are prepared to DOUBLE the winnings for the first Kindermusik Green – Star Steward Competition IF our Facebook page reaches 18,000 by day’s end. If this happens, the winner of our first Kindermusik Green Star Steward competition will be … Continue reading →
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In. It. Me. He. Unless you work in the early literacy and language development arena, those four little words are, well, just four little words. However, early childhood teachers recognize them—and 90 plus more—as “Kindergarten High Frequency Words” in conjunction … Continue reading →
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In. It. Me. He. Unless you work in the early literacy and language development arena, those four little words are, well, just four little words. However, early childhood teachers recognize them—and 90 plus more—as “Kindergarten High Frequency Words” in conjunction … Continue reading →
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From the Yale Project on Climate Change, one of our favorite environmentalists, Bill McKibben, reports a seasonably heart-warming “Moral Math” graph showing the “six Americas” of national attitudes towards global warming. 33 percent of Americans feel “concerned” by the state of … Continue reading →
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Expats Since Birth: Bilingual Siblings and Their Language Preferences, Expats Since Birth You can’t choose whether your child will like Mozart or Madonna – and you can’t choose which language your child will prefer to speak. Each child develops his … Continue reading →
Where did I read that? A wrap up of bilingual stories online Read More »
The New York Times offers an illustrated slideshow of the Best Illustrated Books. We, of course, liked this one in particular. INFINITY AND ME By Kate Hosford. Illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska. Carolrhoda Books. $16.95. (Ages 5 to 10) Are you … Continue reading →
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Americans recycled & composted 34% (84k tons) of trash in 2010. Shawn Currie, KI employee-owner and KI Green Competition contestant teaches his 18-month old son that most things belong in recycling, not the garbage. Shawn and his son are definitely … Continue reading →
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Supporting early literacy development in a classroom of preschoolers takes many different tools and tactics. Some children immediately walk into the classroom and head over to the book corner each morning. Those children seem to eat phonemes for breakfast. Children … Continue reading →
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Happy Thanksgiving Gastronomic Aftermath, everyone! Given how closely linked nutrition and sustainability are, we thought we’d share this neat infographic from “Civil Eats,” a food justice blog partnered with the UC Berkley Graduate School of Journalism. In the animated infographic, … Continue reading →
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