All posts tagged: word games

Award-WinNING Game–YoU’RE PULLING MY LEG–PROVIDES multiple generations a glimpse into one another’s life, creates memories, bonding, more and can be played in-person, on-the-road, or virtually

By Leslie Lindsay  Interactive list of questions from the thought-provoking to quirky encouraging in-person or virtual fun, discussion, and storytelling skills.    ~FUN FRIDAY|ALWAYS WITH A BOOK~ AWARD-WINNING!  Created by award-winning game creator Allen Wolf, YOU’RE PULLING MY LEG: JUNIOR (August 2020) lets you test your bluffing skills with completely new questions that range from thought-provoking to zany. We did something similarly with my father-in-law and teen daughters…and it was such fun to hear his responses, how they are different from the girls, combining multiple generations, and learning a little about each other, too. Plus, the laughs and shared memories will be something to always treasure. “Knowing your audience, playing to that audience and selling your ideas are some pretty heavy things to find in a simple game, but that is just what testers reported witnessing in their children as they played this game over and over. Along the way you’ll be surprised how much you learn either about your own kids or about others.” Here’s how it works: Have you ever eaten too much …

The Teacher is Talking: Hint, Hint…Read!

By Leslie Lindsay When my newly-minted 5 year old brought this card to me from her big sister’s old BOB books, I got the hint that she was ready to learn to read. The card title reads: “10 Hints for Teaching Your Child to Read.”    Of course, we read to our kids daily–at least several titles–and work with them on phonics, word recognition, etc. but for her to bring me the card and say, “here, I want to learn to read,” was more than just a hint. I smiled one of those smiles only a momma could smile–the one mixed with pride, guilt (gosh, aren’t I doing what I can to help this kid learn to read), and wonder (where did I get such a precocious daughter?!).  She toddled off with more important things to do while I read over the card.  Here’s what it says: ( I added some of my own thoughts, too) “Learning to read should be easy and fun.  Here are Master Teacher Bobby Maslen’s suggestions for teaching children to read”… Read books to …