Episodios

  • Active Listening, Kings of Rome - Summer Book Club
    Jul 2 2024

    Do you need some suggestions for helping busy kids slow down long enough to enjoy read aloud time? Here’s an idea: stay active! There are lots of ways to enjoy a good story while you move. Listen in this week as Lisa shows you how as she reads 3 more stories from Kings of Rome.

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    31 m
  • Stories From When the World Was New - Summer Book Club
    Jun 25 2024

    Settle back and spend some time chasing your imagination this summer-pick up a book! Reading as a family draws us together and gives us something to savor. Listen in this week as Lisa shares some stories from the Cycle 1 resource Ancient World Echoes. She’ll also offer some great tips on how to make the stories stay alive after the reading ends.

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    37 m
  • Bigger Than Bugs - Summer Book club
    Jun 18 2024

    How do you feel about…spiders?? In Week 2 of our Summer Book Club, Lisa shares more tips on reading as a family, and offers more ideas for generating conversation and activity after you read. Exploring Insects with Uncle Paul is our focus, and you’ll love this introduction to the Copper Lodge Library selection that has a distinct Cycle 1 connection.

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    40 m
  • More Than A Story: Summer Reading Club, Kings of Rome
    Jun 11 2024

    Looking for some refreshment this summer? Spend a little time reading aloud together as a family! Listen in this week as Lisa shares three big benefits of reading as a family. Bonus? Lisa reads aloud three stories from the Copper Lodge Library’s Kings of Rome series (a perfect lead in to Cycle 1!!), AND offers some conversation tips for diving deeper into the story.

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    38 m
  • Open a Book, Open the World
    Jun 4 2024

    Want to raise readers? Surround your family with books! This week’s guest, Jennifer Courtney, offers simple ideas on how to whet your family’s appetite for reading. Listen for suggestions on how to build a family library as well as ideas on Cycle 1 “resources” to collect for next year.

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    44 m
  • Behind the Scenes of the Copper Lodge Library
    May 28 2024

    Everybody enjoys knowing the “inside story” of familiar things; listen in this week and discover the behind-the-scenes workings of CC’s Copper Lodge Library. You’ll meet the editor, find out how those footnotes were created, and get a glimpse into what’s available for your family. Listen in as Lisa and Stephanie Meter discuss libraries (public and personal) and why reading as a family brings us together.

    Learn more about the Copper Lodge Library at copperlodgelibrary.com.

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    42 m
  • Memorizing Tips and Tricks for Families
    May 21 2024

    Are you amazed by what your Foundations students memorize every year? Do you wonder if you could “do it too??” On this episode of Everyday Educator Kelli Wilt and Elise DeYoung offer tips and tricks for memorizing, gleaned from rubbing shoulders with National Memory Masters. Not ready for a “competition”? Listen for tips on making memory work a joy from mommas with years of learning-as-a-family experience!

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    52 m
  • Celebrate Our National Memory Master!
    May 14 2024

    Join guest host Kelli Wilt as she welcomes and celebrates CC’s 2024 National Memory Master, Ewan Fisher. Ewan and his mom, Kim, join Kelli and share their family’s story of life in CC, the pursuit of the Memory Master title, and how the family has been blessed by Ewan’s goal. You’ll get plenty of inspiration to learn as a family as you listen.

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    37 m