ATTENTION Moms, Grandmas, and Teachers!! Today we would like to introduce you to the website SMMART Ideas. The S.M.M.A.R.T. acronym stands for Science, Math, Music, Art, Reading and Time-out for Tidbits.
The creator and moderator of SMMART Ideas, Lisa, posts a learning activity for kids each week in one of these subjects. Lisa’s background in molecular biology and chemistry drove her to compile simple science and math activities to introduce her children to these “hard” subjects through play. Teaching opportunities can be found every day in simple ways!
SMMART activities don’t require a lot of preparation and generally use items found around the home. Simple prep + Items on hand = Activities that will actually be shared together.
Today SMMART Ideas is giving away a “Wild Things” Gift Pack to one winner. This gift pack includes:
The creator and moderator of SMMART Ideas, Lisa, posts a learning activity for kids each week in one of these subjects. Lisa’s background in molecular biology and chemistry drove her to compile simple science and math activities to introduce her children to these “hard” subjects through play. Teaching opportunities can be found every day in simple ways!
SMMART activities don’t require a lot of preparation and generally use items found around the home. Simple prep + Items on hand = Activities that will actually be shared together.
Today SMMART Ideas is giving away a “Wild Things” Gift Pack to one winner. This gift pack includes:
Megaplex Theatres would like to give away two tickets to their "Where the Wild Things Are" pajama party that will be on Saturday morning, Oct. 17th at 9:00am (value of $18/per ticket) in Sandy, Utah. Guests are invited to arrive in their pajamas, they'll read the book and watch the movie in 2D IMAX and then there will be breakfast, prizes, and giveaways during the party! So much fun! If the winner can't make the party, then Megaplex Theatres will keep two tickets for the movie at will call.
Thanksgiving Point has donated a family-four-pack of tickets to their Museum of Ancient Life where you can check out some ancient “wild things” that used to roam the earth.
Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is being donated by a darling children’s bookstore in Tooele, Utah, called The Purple Cow Bookstore.
You can enter to win this fabulous "Wild Things" gift package from SMMART Ideas up to FOUR times today. The movie and museum are located in Utah. Therefore, this giveaway is open to those who live, travel, or have someone in Utah to whom they can give the package.
For one entry, leave your first and last name in a comment.
Example: Jane Doe
For a second entry, please visit SMMART Ideas website here. Look at all of their fun ideas and then return to Give Away Today and in a NEW comment tell us your first and last name and an idea you would like to try.
Example: Jane Doe: I liked the post "Smmart Reading: Letter Starts". This is something simple I can do with my preschooler who is learning her sounds.
For a third entry, change your status on Facebook to let your friends know you are entering to win a killer "Where the Wild Things Are" package from www.giveawaytoday.blogspot.com. Once you have done this, in a NEW comment tell us your first and last name and "Status".
Example: Jane Doe: Status
For a fourth entry, in a NEW comment tell us your first and last name and one of your favorite children's book.
Example: Jane Doe: I actually love reading "Where the Wild Things Are" to my twenty-month old. It is his favorite book. We like to roar together when the Wild Rumpus Starts. I wish I could enter to win this giveaway. But alas, that would be cheating if I happened to randomly win.
The winner of the "Wild Things" package from SMMART Ideas will be announced tomorrow Wednesday, October 14th. Please visit us then to see if you are our winner and to discover our new giveaway for the day. Thanks and we'll see you tomorrow!
Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is being donated by a darling children’s bookstore in Tooele, Utah, called The Purple Cow Bookstore.
You can enter to win this fabulous "Wild Things" gift package from SMMART Ideas up to FOUR times today. The movie and museum are located in Utah. Therefore, this giveaway is open to those who live, travel, or have someone in Utah to whom they can give the package.
For one entry, leave your first and last name in a comment.
Example: Jane Doe
For a second entry, please visit SMMART Ideas website here. Look at all of their fun ideas and then return to Give Away Today and in a NEW comment tell us your first and last name and an idea you would like to try.
Example: Jane Doe: I liked the post "Smmart Reading: Letter Starts". This is something simple I can do with my preschooler who is learning her sounds.
For a third entry, change your status on Facebook to let your friends know you are entering to win a killer "Where the Wild Things Are" package from www.giveawaytoday.blogspot.com. Once you have done this, in a NEW comment tell us your first and last name and "Status".
Example: Jane Doe: Status
For a fourth entry, in a NEW comment tell us your first and last name and one of your favorite children's book.
Example: Jane Doe: I actually love reading "Where the Wild Things Are" to my twenty-month old. It is his favorite book. We like to roar together when the Wild Rumpus Starts. I wish I could enter to win this giveaway. But alas, that would be cheating if I happened to randomly win.
The winner of the "Wild Things" package from SMMART Ideas will be announced tomorrow Wednesday, October 14th. Please visit us then to see if you are our winner and to discover our new giveaway for the day. Thanks and we'll see you tomorrow!
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Ann Christopherson: I remember wild things as a kid. It's a fav. another fav was if you give a mouse a cookie. Probably b/c it was one of few books I owned. But I still smile when I hear the title.
Heather King: I like the SUGAR LETTERS.
David Christopherson
Heather King: My daughter's favorite books is "Can you do it?"
Sandi Archibald: One of my favorite children's books is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. I loved it growing up and my kids love it too!
Laura Nicholson: Moist Music
Laura Nicholson: My son is really into the Magic Tree House series.
Christy Greenwood
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Emma Brady
Alyssa Chadwick
Alyssa Chadwick: I liked the food sorting idea that Lisa did one time on GTU. You had to put pretend food into food groups written on paper plates.
Sandy White
Sandy White: I've always loved The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein--so simple, so cute, and such a good message!
Jane Brady
Jane Brady: chicka chicka abc's
jane brady: spice letters idea
Sandy White: I like the idea of turning Otter Pops into fractions! What a creative way to learn about fractions.
brandi lofgran
brandi lofgran - I love Goodnight Moon. It's a classic
brandi lofgran - I love Goodnight Moon. It's a classic
Valerie Porter
Deanna Underwood
Deanna Underwood: Goodnight Moon
Chantelle Bolinder
Chantelle Bolinder - Popsicle Fractions, what a great way to introduce fractions.
Chantelle Bolinder - The Giving Tree has always been my favorite kids book.
Tracee Larson
Tracee Larson - I work with a group of 1st graders in special, and I think they would love to walk around outside and figure out what everything starts with.
Tracee Larson - My favorite children's book is "What Are You So Grumpy About?" Way funny!
JoDene Roberts
JoDene Roberts: I would love to learn to blog so I think I would check out your idea on April.
Jennifer Hunt
My 2 girls and I love to go to the library and check out books. My 5 year old girl loves Spongebob books. So much she has named her belly button... "bob"
Jennifer Hunt
Robyne Zollinger
Robyne Zollinger" I loved "where the wild things are" as a kid!!
Brittany Chambers
Brittany Chambers: I like the idea of writing numbers in pudding. We've beening checking this site out for a long time and one of my favorite ideas we got off of it is a science experiment with milk, dish soap, and food coloring! My kids loved it!
Kelsey Sorensen: i love all the ideas on the website. im a teacher and some of these ideas will be put to great use!
Kelsey Sorensen: i love alice the fairy by david shannon
Brittany Chambers: I have so many favorites! My son loves all of the Froggy books and my daughter loves The Big Hungry Bear!
sara mendenhall
Cynthia Viklund
Cynthia Vikund
Suzanne James
Chelsey Hone
bridgette anderson
Hayley Locke: I love the cat in the hat.
Autum Hofeling
Stacy Taylor
Autum Hofeling-would love to try the Smart Science grow your own snowman with my boys.
Stacy Taylor - I like the idea to teach fractions with popsicles. I think kids would have a lot of fun with this one!
Autum Hofeling- Love the Giving Tree. I think it teaches a very important message to children and adults alike.
Stacy Taylor - My favorite children's book was "Goodnight Moon." We read it every night before we went to bed.
Gale Clement
Jinii Boren
Jinii Boren:Fancy Nancy
jennifer matthews
Theresa Jensen
kim Jensen
LeAnn Hammond
melissa warner
Jennifer Matthews - JUMP ROPE RHYTHM - I can use this with my kindergarten class.
Linda Muir:I'd like to try the bread bugs. My grandkids love to create things out of dough...
Jennye Harding
Jennye Harding: The Gingerbread Boy...I just love that the little old lady wanted a baby so bad she made one...and then he ran away!
Jennifer Matthews - Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner
Ann Smith - I liked the bread bugs idea, very cute.
Ann Smith - We loved the Kissing Hand - it was great for sending them off to kindergarten.
Mindy Harmon
Jen Blackham
Jen Blackham... I like the idea of math popsicles.
Kerstin Olcott
Kerstin Olcott-bread bugs
Kerstin Olcott- goodnight moon
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JEn Blackham...Status
Jen Blackham... My eight year old loves the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid...we laugh every night as she reads with all the characters voices...what an actor! LOVE HER!!!!
Chacoy Aguayo
Chacoy Aguayo: I would love to get some help with my sons math homework, will be going backe to her site for SURE!!!
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Chacoy Aguayo: I can't resist reading the book " I Am Special, I Am Me," with my son. He loves it and so do I!!:)
jessica magnusson
Tyse Aguayo
Marvelle Morgan
Marvelle Morgan: I Love You, Forever
Tyse Aguayo: I would like the math once it is up and running!
Jenny Stanger
Tyse Aguayo: I like to read "I Am Special, I Am Me," with my mom. It is one of my very facorites!!!!!
Sarah Osborne: I love the idea of making insects out of bread. It would be a fun activity to do with my little nephews!
Sarah Osborne: My fav children book is called "Sophie's Tom." A cute story about a little girl adopting a stray cat :)
Jolyn Larsen
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Amy Horsburgh
Amy Horsburgh- Shel Silverstein is my favorite, and poetry for kids is a lost art!
Jolyn Larsen: I liked the post Smmart Reading: Letter Starts
ashley mcdonald
ashley mcdonald - facebook status
Jolyn Larsen: Status
ashley mcdonald - my son Dallin's favorite book is What I Love About You
Jolyn Larsen: I love the book "Love You Forever". I think it really sums up life perfectly
Christina Butler
Christina Butler: I love the Smart Art Bread Bugs idea, making bugs out of bread dough.
Christina Butler: I love the Dr. Suess books, such fun and interesting artwork and words.
RuthAnn Mayne
RuthAnn Mayne-popcicle fraction
RuthAnn Mayne-I loved "The Best Loved Doll." Now it is Guess How Much I love you.
karley simmons
karley simmons : I love, love, love anything Dr. Suess, I loved the quotes from that other company you sponsored, but right now my fav is Mr. Brown can Moo, I'm not sure who likes the sounds more, me or the kids
Emily Miller
karley simmons : bread bugs, my son would love it!
Nichole Parrish
Nichole Parrish: I love all of Dr. Seuss' children's books!
Kelly Stoddart
Rhonda Redding
Rhonda Redding
Moon and light experiment
Sara Chase
Rachel Whitchurch
Holly Johnson
Jordan Sebresos
brenda crittenden
Beth Davis
Jordan Sebresos: The Bread Bugs idea would be a fun activity for our almost three-year-old because he loves bugs and the bug theme would go well for a Halloween party.
Jordan Sebresos: status
Sally Dean: food groups sorting game
Jordan Sebresos: I love the book Funny Bones. My mom read it to me when I was young and now my son loves it because I read it to him.
Sally Dean : I like Sandra Boynton books, and a new one my granddaughter LOVES, called pinkalicious.
Becky Melville
Becky Melville- Island of the Blue Dolphins
Sherry Winckel
Sherry Winckel--My kids are really into science. Would love to try some of the smmart ideas
Sherry Winckel--Status
Sherry Winckel. I love books like A Light in the Attic, I need to get that one formy kids.
Susan Stone
Sally Dean
Becky Jensen
Becky Jensen: I love Robert Munsch books like Stephanie's Ponytail.
Becky Jensen: math popsicles--very cool! (pun intended)
Aubree Knight
Aubree Knight
Brenda Shupe
Camille McDermott
My favorite book is the Velveteen Rabbit. I love the illustrations in it.
Julie Pocock
Andrea Peterson
Brenda Shupe: I love watching Lisa on Good Things Utah! LOved the pumpking halloween countdown idea!
Juie Pocock: The Monster at the End of This Book. So cute!
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