A Few Literacy Sites, Starfall & Sightwords

Today I idea I would simply allow yous know of a few literacy sites too ones that convey skillful resources.

One that my kids honey too convey loved since they were lilliputian is Starfall.com.  It used to all last gratuitous too those things are nevertheless gratuitous but they convey likewise expanded too made a larger department that yous tin sack access amongst subscription.  My kids favorites this fourth dimension of yr is putting the expression upward on the pumpkin.

The side yesteryear side i is Sightwords.com.  They are a flake newer but is a neat site packed amongst data on getting your fry to read too a smaller department on math.

There are gratuitous too printable materials designed to promote learning inwards the classroom too at home. The site's features include:

•  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Curriculum roofing the total arrive at of Phonological too Phonemic Awareness

•  Classroom-tested Lessons based on the latest research, consummate amongst “how-to” videos

•  Printable painting demonstrate cards, discussion lists, too game boards

•  Teaching Tips for tailoring games to the specific needs of your students

I haven't used it a ton, but in that place is a wealth of data on there.  My 4 yr erstwhile is certain to produce goodness from this!

Till side yesteryear side time...

Book Fair Time!

Hello everyone,

So sorry, sometimes weeks become yesteryear in addition to I haven't pose upwards a post.  Last calendar week I got to become to Los Feliz, CA to a majority fair at Franklin Elementary.  It was super fun in addition to I'm happy that I was able to live on there.

Here is my petty ready at the side of the stage.

 There is the collection of my books inwards the auditorium department amongst all the other books.

 I read my majority 3 times Th afternoon in addition to this was the final i in addition to amongst the to the lowest degree kids, simply man child were they into the book!  Kids reactions are the best!

I had a handful of sales that day, simply I took away to a greater extent than or less slap-up info!  Every fourth dimension I mentioned that I am the writer of the majority it piqued people's interest.  Also, when I read to a smaller grouping I saw to a greater extent than sales.  When I did 2 of the readings, they were to a large grouping in addition to it appeared passive--the kids didn't convince their parents to purchase it either, simply when it was to a greater extent than interactive for a smaller group, I sold to a greater extent than copies.

Well, I learned to a greater extent than or less adept things in addition to I'm then excited to acquire to become to Elementary schools in addition to part my majority in addition to help kids relish practicing math.  I sent out 100 mailers over the final few weeks in addition to I promise those schools volition cause got me upwards on the take in : )

Stay warm everyone!

Getting Cook For The Holidays...

Wow, fourth dimension has been whizzing by!

I select been busy amongst life in addition to all that it brings.  I select done a few to a greater extent than mass reviews for GoodReadswithRonna which has been a lot of fun!

I am getting gear upward for an Author Fair upward at Encino Elementary on Friday.  I was in addition to thus excited that my Featured on Good Morning America stickers came out in addition to thus good in addition to they hold back keen on the cover!

I'm too super excited that my website kidsmenubooks.com is getting around existence gear upward amongst the redesign--hopefully inside a calendar week it should hold upward up in addition to looking awesome!  If yous desire a peek the redesign is currently displayed here--kidsmenubook.com

I promise everyone has a keen vacation season.  We pose upward a bunch of Christmas decorations already : )  I was thrilled to pose upward our childbirth out inwards our front end yard made past times our vecino who has a keen online store: OutdoorNativityStore.com

Take care!

My Newly Redesigned Majority Site! It's Beautiful Together With Functional.

Hello together with Happy Holidays!

It's that fourth dimension of twelvemonth to alternative out the perfect gifts for people inwards your life together with see alongside identify unit of measurement together with friends. I dear the chill inwards the air together with I'm excited to part alongside you lot my newly designed website for The Pancake Menu together with other fun Kids Menu Books!

You tin forcefulness out notwithstanding companionship the mass from Amazon, exactly you lot tin forcefulness out larn an autographed re-create along alongside the extra items, similar the play coin pack, apron, together with spatula!

Enjoy!

Cool Shapes To Brand Alongside Blueprint Blocks!

Hello everyone,

I finally got a nifty gear upwards of used (and totally awesome) wooden blueprint blocks. Apparently it brought much joy to my oldest son, right away xiv because he would play amongst them whatsoever complimentary fourth dimension he could brand it Kindergarten.  So, for the in conclusion few days I'd detect peachy blueprint block configurations on my kitchen table. I had to document them.  Take a look!

The Pancake Menu

This in conclusion ane was actually peachy together with I finally got a motion painting of him amongst his creation...

Then, since he was having together with then much fun, my preschooler had her mitt amongst the blocks.  I was impressed : )

In other updates, I but got the confirmation from Baker & Taylor (a mass wholesaler) that my vendor application has started to process, together with then presently I'll move able to move listed amongst them together with The Pancake Menu volition move inwards Barnes & Noble stores shortly thereafter : )  Hooray!!!

A Dandy Resource-- Dadsworksheets.Com

Hello everyone,

I promise everyone is enjoying the novel year! I late came across a smashing math resources site that is absolutely FREE! It's DadsWorksheets.com : )

They bring smashing charts, worksheets, as well as tons of worksheets to select from (over 8,000) all for free.  It is smashing for drill practice!

Here are a few examples

• Various Multiplication Charts
• Addition Worksheets
• I intend my favorite are the Spiral Addition Sheets--I would bring loved this every bit a kid!
• Fact Family Math

And in that place is as well as then much more!

I promise this resources helps you lot as well as your kids. Thanks for stopping by!

Author Adventures!

Being an writer is a lot of function together with it tin hold upward extremely rewarding!

If you lot are next along my writer floor I am thus grateful together with I cause got updates!

So, a few months agone kidsmenubooks.com (my mass site) was revamped together with straightaway looks amazing (yay)!

In September I heard give-and-take dorsum from B&N Small Press Dept. that they would similar to club 8 copies of The Pancake Menu, although they solely select books from mass wholesalers together with distributors.  So, I contacted Baker & Taylor (a mass wholesaler who ofttimes caters to the schoolhouse together with library markets).  They accepted me equally a vendor together with I am nonetheless inward the procedure of finishing the vendor laid up. I am upward on their database, precisely they haven't sent me the kickoff buy order.  So, pretty shortly B&N volition cause got my mass available if you lot walk into a shop together with tell you lot desire it ordered. : )

On the weblog Math Coach's Corner Donna did a wonderful review of the mass together with I got a proficient amount of people that signed upward to have my monthly newsletter!

I'm scheduled to become to Center Street Elementary (El Segundo, CA) inward early on March to produce 3 assemblies for the 1st & 2d grade, third & quaternary grade, together with the fifth bird classes. I'll larn to ship my pre-order shape habitation amongst them shortly together with I'm thus excited to utter amongst them together with encourage them to travel past times away along reading together with playing amongst math!

Then, a met a somebody from Mathnasium.com together with nosotros are planning to produce a weblog post for them together with a giveaway at around request (the details haven't been finalized).

There are fifty-fifty a few other items of mass details going on... My search for a ameliorate ebook formatter for fixed format inward ePUB together with Mobi files. And thus a rights manager.

There are a lot of things that become into having a book... Things are moving along together with I appreciate all the back upward together with promise that this resources is loved past times kids from all over!

If you lot haven't already I would dear to cause got you lot larn my monthly newsletters. I volition hold upward giving a production away gratis periodically to that mailing list.  Have a slap-up hateful solar daytime everyone--and if you've read til hither I'd dear whatever feedback you lot cause got for me. I promise you lot savour kidsmenubooks.com together with the hands-on math sense that The Pancake Menu tin convey : )