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    Not So Scary After All: Every Day Math
    Kim Bogren Owen- Words Reflected
    • Nov 13, 2017
    • 3 min

    Not So Scary After All: Every Day Math

    I should probably have posted this closer to Halloween this subject terrifies many people. Ready for it? Math! OK, you can stop...
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    Nobody is Perfect: Books About Making Mistakes
    Kim Bogren Owen- Words Reflected
    • Oct 19, 2017
    • 3 min

    Nobody is Perfect: Books About Making Mistakes

    Mistakes ( or you can look at it as takes that missed) happen. If are you me, it seems like daily and mostly involving spilling food or...
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    All Children Have Abilities!
    Kim Bogren Owen- Words Reflected
    • Sep 21, 2017
    • 4 min

    All Children Have Abilities!

    One of my secret pleasures is reading books written for older children and young adults. Two of my favorites are Wonder by R. J. Palacio...
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    Kim Bogren Owen- Words Reflected
    • Aug 16, 2017
    • 3 min

    Lines in Art Study

    As summer begins to wind down and we all prepare for the new school year, I want to begin with book recommendations that you can use as...
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    You be You, I'll be Me: Books Showing Men and Women in Non-Traditional Roles
    Kim Bogren Owen- Words Reflected
    • Mar 21, 2017
    • 6 min

    You be You, I'll be Me: Books Showing Men and Women in Non-Traditional Roles

    Several weeks ago while talking with my son, he told me that he liked gymnastic when he took it as a preschooler. However, he felt he...
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    Stories All Around You: Promoting Kids Storytelling
    Kim Bogren Owen- Words Reflected
    • Mar 14, 2017
    • 3 min

    Stories All Around You: Promoting Kids Storytelling

    When I was around 6, I had speech therapy to help with a stutter. Distracted one day, the therapist (who also happened to be my aunt)...
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    Reading about Reading!
    Kim Bogren Owen
    • Feb 13, 2017
    • 3 min

    Reading about Reading!

    If you are reading this blog, it is likely that you love books as much as I do and have for as long as I have. But reading about reading is
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    Homes
    Kim Bogren Owen
    • Jan 25, 2017
    • 3 min

    Homes

    Maybe it is the cold, or maybe it is the two back to back short trips I took, but I have been thinking about homes a lot lately. Home...
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    Ringing in the New Year: Resolutions and Celebrations
    Kim Bogren
    • Dec 31, 2016
    • 2 min

    Ringing in the New Year: Resolutions and Celebrations

    Here are a few books to welcome in the New Year with your little one. Read about New Year traditions around the world and New Year's...
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    Handmade Books: Lifelong Treasures
    Kim Bogren Owen
    • Dec 13, 2016
    • 3 min

    Handmade Books: Lifelong Treasures

    Just like Christmas, books do not need to come from a store. They can come from your life and your passions, and they do not need to be...
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    The Moon Shines Brightest in Fall
    Kim Bogren Owen
    • Nov 18, 2016
    • 2 min

    The Moon Shines Brightest in Fall

    The full moon this month is a superb opportunity to go outside and explore the nighttime sky. Here are few books and activities to learn...
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    Talking Tough . . . Issues, That Is!
    Kim Bogren Owen
    • Nov 3, 2016
    • 4 min

    Talking Tough . . . Issues, That Is!

    Years ago while teaching a Pre-K class, I learned a valuable lesson about what children are capable of. A recent article from Vox about...
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    Bullying: Books About Standing up to Bullies
    Kim Bogren Owen
    • Oct 13, 2016
    • 3 min

    Bullying: Books About Standing up to Bullies

    Bullying. It's an age old problem. And because it is an age old problem people brush it off, but it does have serious consequences. And...
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    Sitting with Anger: Learning to Manage Anger
    Kim Bogren Owen
    • Oct 7, 2016
    • 3 min

    Sitting with Anger: Learning to Manage Anger

    I once observed this interaction between 2 children both of whom had just turned 3. I am paraphrasing it here: Child 1- I want the baby...
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    Finding Peace: Children's Books About Mindfulness
    Kim Bogren Owen
    • Sep 26, 2016
    • 3 min

    Finding Peace: Children's Books About Mindfulness

    Learning to manage strong emotions is one of the tasks of childhood. And it can be a challenging task! You're an adult and just think of...
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    Read Books, Teach about Emotions
    Kim Bogren Owen
    • Sep 17, 2016
    • 3 min

    Read Books, Teach about Emotions

    Children learn by seeing and doing, and where they may not have experience books can fill in the gaps. By reading about children...
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    Sharing is Hard to Do: Books About Learning to Share
    Kim Bogren Owen
    • Sep 10, 2016
    • 4 min

    Sharing is Hard to Do: Books About Learning to Share

    Sharing is hard. Even for grown-ups. And especially if you don't know what will happen when you give something away. Will it come back?...
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    Not Everyone Takes A Bus To School!
    Kim Bogren Owen
    • Aug 26, 2016
    • 3 min

    Not Everyone Takes A Bus To School!

    ​ What do you think of when you think about how children go to school? Likely, what you think of first is a bus, car, or walking....
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    Fighting for an Education: Books about the Challenges Children Face Going to School
    Kim Bogren Owen
    • Aug 19, 2016
    • 3 min

    Fighting for an Education: Books about the Challenges Children Face Going to School

    School is starting! Whoo-hoo say the parents, boo-hoo say the kids! Children here tend to take school for granted. It is just something...
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    Planes, Trains, and Automobiles! Vehicles that Take People to Their Vacations
    Kim Bogren Owen
    • Aug 5, 2016
    • 3 min

    Planes, Trains, and Automobiles! Vehicles that Take People to Their Vacations

    How will you get to your vacation this year? On plane, in a car, or maybe even on a bus, train, or boat? Following our theme this summer...
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