Best I Can Read! early reader books, authors and illustrators from my childhood

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Hello my friends of the Omschool! I have good news! Remember my post about how to find kids books you had loved and lost? I told you about a...

Earth Month STEM lesson plans using recycled egg cartons activities with printables

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Greetings from the Omschool! Teacher Omi is loving the longer and warmer days of Spring. And right around the corner, is Earth Day, part of ...

Free Printable Catholic Lenten coloring pages, Bible activities, Christian crafts

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Hello my Omschool friends. Our family is Catholic and when I homeschooled our children, we followed the liturgical calendar and based our le...

Kids books and children's TV shows about broken bones, hospitals and childhood injuries

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Hello my friends of the Omschool (omi-grama school). I'm worried today because my sweet 4 y/o grandson broke his leg on a trampoline a f...

A case against censorship: See You at the Library is not American, Constitutional or Biblical

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 Hello my friends of the Omschool. I know, I know, I just wrote a pro-censorship post and now I'm contradicting myself with an anti-cens...

Late Boomer Teen and Kids Books that earlier boomers, Gen Y and Z don't understand

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Hello my friends of the Omschool. March is National Reading Month and also Women's History Month. I've been writing a lot about book...

How to read vintage books by understanding time and place

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Hello my friends of the Omschool, teacher Omi (grama) here with some thoughts on reading vintage children's literature. There are certai...

A case for censorship: Why kids should read age-appropriate books

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Hi friends of the Omschool. Today's topic is loaded and controversial. I'm talking about censorship and why there are reasons for it...

Funny kids bedtime books to tame a child's fear of monsters

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Hello my friends of the Omschool. Did you know, teacher Omi wasn't always an adult? I was a little kid who was often scared of the dark ...

Hardy Boys alternatives: Mystery books for kids with believable young detectives from my childhood

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Hello my friends of the Omschool! Teacher Omi here with more great books for you to enjoy during National Reading Month and all year long! I...

Creative conflict resolution books for kids with funny plot twists and free printables

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Hello my friends of the  Omschool! Teacher Omi here with more creative conflict resolution and bully-busting books for kids to take on bulli...

YA Girl power books from my childhood with relatable female heroines for Women's History Month

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Hello my friends and welcome to the Omschool. I'm teacher Omi (grama) an educator now in her 50th year of working with kids. I started m...

Dr Seuss Day activities, lesson plans crafts, printables for learning centers

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Hello my friends of the Omschool, teacher Omi (grama) here with free Dr. Seuss Day lesson plans, activities, crafts and printables. The Cat...

Recycle bin cardboard puppet crafts with free printable puppet patterns

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Hello my friends of the Omschool (that's Omi or grama school). Raise your hand if you're sick of winter? With all the snow days in c...

Chinese New Year of the Snake printables: activities for Lunar New Year

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 Hello my friends of the Omschool! Today begins Chinese New Year of the Snake, also called Lunar New Year,  Lantern Festival and Spring Fest...