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		<title>Story Wheel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grandma Lizzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a simple activity you can do with your children (3-11 years) that will strengthen their reading and writing skills. Choose a short book to read. Whether you’re reading the book to your child or they are reading to you, be sure to stop periodically and ask questions about what has happened in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fun Family Reading Ideas</title>
		<link>http://grandmalizzieshouse.com/2010/06/24/fun-family-reading-ideas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grandma Lizzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great ideas from the National PTA, to help your child learn to read or become a better reader. 
1. License to read. On car trips, make it a game to point out and read license plates, billboards, and interesting road signs.
2. Better than TV. Swap evening TV for a good action story or tale of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paper House Activity &amp; Father&#8217;s Day Card</title>
		<link>http://grandmalizzieshouse.com/2010/06/15/paper-house-activity-fathers-day-card/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grandma Lizzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
This is fun and easy all year long but it can also be used as a Father&#8217;s Day card.
 All you need is a rectangle shape piece of paper and a pencil. You can make your house as large or as small as you like depending on the size of paper. Have your child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading, Writing, Recycling</title>
		<link>http://grandmalizzieshouse.com/2010/05/18/reading-writing-recycling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 13:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grandma Lizzie</dc:creator>
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This activity is not just for Earth Day but is great all year round. Before you recycle your old magazines and newspapers, let your grandchildren use them to create stories or books.
You’ll need magazines, newspapers scissors, glue, blank paper and a pencil. Let your grandchildren cut out pictures and words to create an original story.
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		<title>Gardening With Grandchildren</title>
		<link>http://grandmalizzieshouse.com/2010/05/10/gardening-with-grandchildren/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 15:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grandma Lizzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you enjoy gardening, invite your grandchildren to help plant your garden. This can be a great time to talk and you can use the ideas below to make it a fun learning time for math, reading and writing.
Gardening Learning Activities
Measure how far apart to plant the seeds.
Measure the perimeter of the garden.
Count how many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Dog Book</title>
		<link>http://grandmalizzieshouse.com/2010/04/30/hot-dog-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grandma Lizzie</dc:creator>
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This is a fun and easy book that you and your kids can make. They can write about a special activity or anything they enjoy. It&#8217;s handy to take in the car or put in your pocket.
WATCH VIDEO for instructions then have fun!
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		<title>Make a Caterpillar Story</title>
		<link>http://grandmalizzieshouse.com/2010/03/29/make-a-caterpillar-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grandma Lizzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download Hungry Caterpillar
Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. It&#8217;s a story about  a tiny caterpillar who eats and eats until he becomes a big, fat caterpillar. He builds a small house around himself and after two weeks, he becomes a beautiful butterfly. When you&#8217;re finished let your grandchildren write their own &#8220;hungry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easy Books to Make</title>
		<link>http://grandmalizzieshouse.com/2010/03/15/easy-books-to-make/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grandma Lizzie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kids will love to make these easy books and create their own story. Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord is an author and teacher and loves to share her easy bookmaking ideas. I&#8217;ll bet you can find several that your grandchildren or children will enjoy making.

GET IDEAS &#038; INSTRUCTIONS
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		<title>Memoirs Made Easy</title>
		<link>http://grandmalizzieshouse.com/2010/01/14/memoirs-made-easy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grandma Lizzie</dc:creator>
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Everyone has a story to tell. Help your child develop their writing skills while telling about their life.
How to get started:
1. Make a &#8220;memory chart&#8221; by dividing a sheet of paper into three columns: people, places, activities.
2. Using the chart write a memory to go with each person, place or activity.
3. Organize the information. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snowman Spelling Game</title>
		<link>http://grandmalizzieshouse.com/2010/01/08/snowman-spelling-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grandma Lizzie</dc:creator>
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This is a fun and easy activity that can be played almost anywhere. It helps your grandchildren with their SPELLING. It&#8217;s a version of &#8220;hangman&#8221;. Using a pencil draw a snowman on paper. Be sure to include the eyes, nose, mouth, hat, and scarf. Think of a word and write one blank per letter.  [...]]]></description>
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