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Prevent Bullying By Being a Cool Kind Kid

November 23, 2015 by Jessica Lopa Leave a Comment

We hear about it every day. In school, on the playground, on the soccer field, in the mall, it’s everywhere! So what am I talking about? Bullying! Whether it’s on the news, in the paper, at an assembly or, sadly, from our own children, we hear about bullying daily. We hear about kids feeling left … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Development, Education, Homeschool Activities, Parenting, Reading Tagged: parenting, Social Skills

10 Awesome Farm Books

October 26, 2015 by Monica Atkins 1 Comment
10 Awesome Books about Farms

Looking for Moo-re Farm Books? At Mommy University, we love readings books.  We enjoy reading as a personal interest but we also recognize that for children to fall in love with reading they need to be read to on a regular basis.  There are philosophies that encourage reading thirty minutes a day while others encourage … [Read more…]

Posted in: Awesome Books, Education, Reading Tagged: kids books, Learning to Read, reading, reading with kids

10 Out of this World Books

October 5, 2015 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
out of this world books

If you have a child that is interested in outer space, solar systems, constellations or simply a dreamer interested in staring at the stars, then you will love our latest list from our Awesome Book series. For this article, we have compiled suggested books that are out of this world!  This list is full of diverse … [Read more…]

Posted in: Awesome Books, Education, Health and Sciences, Reading Tagged: Books about outer space, books for kids, Outer space, reading

Learn the Alphabet: Fall Edition

September 30, 2015 by Jessica Lopa 4 Comments

It is never too early to start exposing your kids to letters and words. Although letter recognition is not a focus until preschool and kindergarten, it is important to introduce letters to your kids as early as possible. This starts by reading to your kids every night beginning from birth! Aside from reading each night, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education, Homeschool Activities, Reading, The Arts Tagged: education, fall activities, Learning to Read, Learning to Spell, Learning to Write, letter recognition, reading

Learning to Read with Tiggly Words

July 2, 2015 by Jessica Lopa Leave a Comment

We are HUGE fans of Tiggly in my house and at Mommy University. We bring our Tiggly Shapes and Counts on every road trip (short or long), and my kids play Tiggly Chef almost every day. I have always found their games to be a wonderful way to help kids learn and grow while also … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education, Learning Through Play, Reading, Toy and Game Reviews

10 Places for Story Time in New Jersey

March 2, 2015 by Monica Atkins Leave a Comment
Amazing Places for Story Time in New Jersey

As a child, my refuge was on the floor of the Young Adult section of a small bookstore at the Livingston Mall.  As my family walked through the stores, I would peruse the new R.L. Stine or Christopher Pike suspense stories.  I would save my allowance and collect piles of books and read them over … [Read more…]

Posted in: Amazing Places in New Jersey, Education, Reading Tagged: NJ Libraries, Places to See in NJ, Pottery Barn, reading, reading with your kids, Story Times in NJ

10 Ways to Encourage a Love of Reading

March 2, 2015 by Jessica Lopa 4 Comments
Encouraging a Love of Reading

As said by the very wise Dr Seuss, “The more you read, the more you know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” This is so true! The more kids read, the more they learn and the more successful they will be in school and in life. That is why it is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education, Reading

50 Science Things to Make and Do from Usborne Books

December 1, 2014 by Jessica Lopa Leave a Comment

In full disclosure, I was provided with the Usborne book 50 Science Things to Make and Do in exchange for my honest review. My son LOVES science so when I saw the Usborne Activities book entitled 50 Science Things to Make and Do, I knew it would be perfect for him. We love creating science experiments … [Read more…]

Posted in: Awesome Books, Health and Sciences, Learning Through Play, Reading Tagged: kids books, science experiments for kids, Usborne Books

Learn the Alphabet : Summer Edition

July 30, 2014 by Jessica Lopa Leave a Comment
learn the alphabet summer edition

It is never too early to start exposing your kids to letters and words. Although letter recognition is not a focus until preschool and kindergarten, it is important to introduce letters to your kids as early as possible. This starts by reading to your kids every night beginning from birth! Aside from reading each night, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Child Development, Education, Homeschool Activities, Reading Tagged: child development, education, learning the alphabet, letter recognition, preschool, reading, toddler, Writing
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