April Fool’s Day is celebrated internationally on April 1st. Scotland has April “gowks” (Scottish for cuckoo). France calls it “poisson d’avril” (French for April fish: a young fish that’s easily caught). One tale is that Mother Nature turns all humankind into “fools” due to unpredictable weather, but another more-common legend is one that revolves around […]
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They say that everyone has a little Irish in them on St. Patrick’s Day and it must be true based on how many “Kiss Me! I’m Irish” buttons I see. Part of the fun of observing holidays is the anticipation and preparation that goes along with them. Thankfully, there are a lot of simple ways
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Rhyming words can be one of the basic skills that help children begin to spell and read by teaching them how to connect the similarities and differences in words. At WVL, we advocate using rhyming cards that show pictures of different items, two or more of which sound alike. Some children quickly pick up on
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