Ann Adair » kid http://annadair.com wife mother daughter sister friend teacher leader Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Lapbooking http://annadair.com/2008/08/27/lapbooking/ http://annadair.com/2008/08/27/lapbooking/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:05:32 +0000 annadair http://annadair.com/?p=84 Viking Lapbook cover

Viking lapbook cover

Eric the Red, Leif the Lucky, and all of their viking friends have been hanging out at our house over the last week as we’ve been discussing the first Europeans to visit North America. It seemed like a good time for Elizabeth to make her first lapbook.

We got totally sidetracked with the whole lapbook thing (watching videos on YouTube and reading websites.) She just wants to make books now. I’m trying to convince her that making the lapbook is the reward for doing the research. It’s also terribly tricky not getting bogged down in the scrapbookiness of it all. I am not a scrapbooker, so I don’t have a whole system setup that’s already perfect for lapbooking. I’m not even a crafty person, except for knitting.

Viking lapbook

We did learn a lot about Vikings, but it seems we’re more interested in making another lapbook. I’m on a mission for the lapbooks to be more research-oriented rather than scrapbook-oriented. After watching the YouTube video mentioned above, a sense of dread fell over me as I contemplated how I could help my kids make the lapbooks without my perfectionism problem interfering. Did you see the Ants lapbook in that video? On one hand, I want to jump on that bandwagon and get set for making some seriously fabulous lapbooks. On the other hand, I know that I need to take it nice and slow before going crazy with this. I’ll probably be posting more pics of lapbooks as we create together.

]]> http://annadair.com/2008/08/27/lapbooking/feed/ 0 Peanut allergy information http://annadair.com/2008/08/22/peanut-allergy-information/ http://annadair.com/2008/08/22/peanut-allergy-information/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:15:26 +0000 annadair http://annadair.com/?p=72 I’ve posted a new mini-post at TampaMom.com about finding peanut allergy information. I’ve linked to a couple of great websites that might interest you. With approximately 1 in 80 children being affected by this allergy boom, you will surely encounter kids who are wary of their food options. All I ask of my friends and family is to be informed and to put yourself in my shoes when it comes to food that is accessible and offered to children. Young children sometimes do not have the confidence or knowledge to ask critical questions when a trusted adult offers them food. Thank you!

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