What is the engineering process and why should my children know about it? There is a short answer to that and a long one. Today is Raye Montague’s birthday! Happy birthday Raye! Raye Montague was a mathematician and an engineer. She was the first person to ever design a Navy ship via a computer. She…
Today is Peter Mark Roget’s birthday! He loved words, and he loved lists, so much so that his love changed the English language! The history of the first thesaurus and its author is quite fascinating! It took a man with a love for precision and with a desire to use just the right word for…
The National Western Stock Show is a big deal in the Denver area every January, since 1906! It is two weeks dedicated to anything and everything ranching and farming. The true spirit of the cowboy is strong and well alive during this time. It reminds us that Colorado is still the center of the West…
Geography is something that I have always enjoyed and appreciated. Map-making and map-reading have something so mysterious and magical about them. They can, literally, take you anywhere. At A Daily Picture Book, we practice both map-reading and cartography regularly. Right now my girls and I are working on a map of the USA over a…
Imagination… It is such a treasure for our children. How do we awaken it and nourish it? How do we help them discover this inner wonder that they carry with them? There are so many ways to awaken our little ones imagination, but there are also so many ways for it to be stolen away…
Is A Daily Picture Book just for homeschoolers? NO! My tagline reflects that. A Daily Picture wants to ignite wonder and excitement in children, and their grown ups, no matter their academic affiliation. What is A Daily Picture Book? A Daily Picture Book was born from my desire to provide my children with a well…
This is a follow-up post to Favorite Bedtime Stories, Part 1 and The Importance of Bedtime Stories. So, your little one is growing up and ready for some more meaty bedtime stories, what do you do? You slowly move to chapter books by reading longer picture books and then short chapter books and finally dive…
Here is a non exhaustive list of half a dozen books or so of bedtime stories for each stage of your child’s growing up years. Remember that you cannot read everything to them in 18 years under your roof, so pick the best! The best is what you enjoy most and what they enjoy most….
