by Debbie Mondale | Jul 3, 2013 | 0 to 18 m., 1.5 - 3.5 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 7 years, Activity ideas, Holiday, Uncategorized
What better ways to help children relate to our American culture and spirit than stories and songs? Kindermusik has transferred some of their best books into E-Books as iOS apps, and the majority of their recorded music onto the music download site,...
by Debbie Mondale | Jul 2, 2013 | 1.5 - 3.5 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 7 years, Activity ideas, Cultural Excursions
I have seen the redwood forests, but my children and many other children cannot comprehend or visualize the beauty that is included in those two words in one of my favorite song about America. “This Land is Your Land” is FULL of words/places that children...
by Debbie Mondale | Jul 3, 2011 | Activity ideas, All ages, Debbie's thoughts, Portfolio, Teaching techniques
Do you and your children get tingles of pride when you see a large flag waving in the wind, or hear the national anthem, or sing “America, the Beautiful” together? I DO, I proudly put my hand over my heart and often get tears in my eyes as I watch the...