Jumpin-Beans

Last weeks take home letter from Broxton's school put an extra large smile on my face. It was a letter telling the parents they were kicking off their reading program for the school. Basically, the parents keep a log of the books they read with their child and send it in. They have a goal set up for each class to read 200 books. I think that is a very easy number to reach, as we love to read!  The day that the letter came home, we read 4 books that night before bed. Broxton is at the stage where he LOVES to read... We read a couple books through the day, but we for sure read books at night before we go to bed.  I love that time and I love that he loves to read.  His teacher even commented on the fact that he loves "reading" while at school. We were sent a new book from Sterling Publishing... Wooby and Peep by Cynthea Liu . I loved this book, as it really opens up to show us that although people might be totally different, you can always make friends...  Eve...

Broxton never ceases to amaze me... and I get so proud when he talks about things he has learned.  Yes, we work on opposites, alphabet, numbers and more, but to hear him using things in conversation still gets me excited, as that means he paid attention!  With opposites, there are so many things to learn and I am glad that this big purple dino is helping ME teach my little one all about them!   Opposites attract, especially when there’s fun and good friends involved!  Join Barney and his friends for exciting adventures and games in Barney:  All About Opposites, arriving on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand July 10, 2012 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. Come along as everyone’s favorite big purple dino teaches about the opposites that we see around us every day, including stop and go, hot and cold, big and small and more! SYNOPSIS Th ere’s nonstop fun as Barney and his friends go and learn all about opposites! Everyone helps Baby Bop underst...

As soon as I saw the book, Hippopposites,  I was ready to check it out. I sort of figured it was a book about opposites, but I was unsure of the whole "hippo" take on it.. Well, it seems as though Mr. Red Hippo is the star of the play here! I really enjoyed flipping the pages and seeing how they were going to incorporate him into each "lesson."  First up, Large and Small. That is basic opposites and they had a large, all in your face red hippo on one page and a teeny tiny little red hippo on the opposite page.  (Not to mention you could also go with tall versus short on that same page.)   It was pretty neat how they not only went words that we already know, light / dark, square / round..  But they went way outside the line and added others that you don't think about that often:  positive / negative,  visible / invisible.    I like that it is simple enough that little ones will love flipping the pages of the board...