Magazines For Kids

My amazing list of links to magazines for kids:

1. American Girl – for girls ages 8-12
2. Appleseeds – ages 8-11
3. ASK – ages 7-10
4. Babybug – ages 0-2
5. Boomerang (Audio Magazine) – family
6. Boy’s Life – ages 8-14
7. Boys’ Quest – ages 6-14
8. Calliope – ages 9+
9. Chickadee – ages 6-9
10. Chirp – ages 3-6
11. Click – ages 3-7
12. Cicada –  ages 12+
13. Clubhouse – ages 8-12
14. Clubhouse Junior – ages 3-7
15. Cobblestone – ages 9+
16. Creation Illustrated – family
17. Creative Kids – ages 8-14
18. Cricket –  ages 9+
19. Crinkles – ages 7-12
20. Dig – ages 9+
21. Discovery Girls – ages 8+
22. Discovery Magazine – ages 8-12
23. Dolphin – family
24. Early Edition ages 3-6
25. Faces – ages 9+
26. Fun For Kidz – ages 5-13
27. High Five – ages 3-5
28. Highlights – ages 6-12
29. Homeschool Sports Insider – family
30. Hopscotch For Girls – ages 6-12
31. Humpty Dumpty – ages 5-7
32. Jack And Jill – ages 8-12
33. Just For Fun – ages 5+
34. Kids Discover – ages 7-12
35. KNOW – ages 6-9
36. Ladybug – ages 2-6
37. Learning Through History – ages 10+
38. Muse –  ages 9+
39. National Geographic Kids – ages 6-14
40. National Geographic Little Kids – ages 3-6
41. Nature Friend – all ages
42. News Current – ages  8-12
43. Odyssey – ages 9+
44. Owl – ages 9-13
45. Plays – all ages
46. Ranger Rick – ages 7+
47. Skipping Stones – all ages
48. Spider –  ages 6-9
49. Sports Illustrated For Kids – ages 8+
50. Stone Soup – ages 8-13
51. Taking Off – ages 6-8
52. Time For Kids – all ages
53. Top Story – ages 12-15
54. Turtle – ages 3-5
55. Wild Animal Baby – ages 1-4
56. World – ages 15+
57. YES Mag – ages 10-15
58. Your Big Back Yard – ages 3-7
59. Zoobies – ages 0-2
60. Zootles – ages 2-6
61. Zoobooks – ages 6-12

Do you know of any magazines for kids that are not listed here? Please leave a note in the comments and I will consider including it here.

What is your favorite magazine for kids?

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Gooney Bird Greene

We just finished Gooney Bird Greene and absolutely loved it. The kids begged daddy to keep reading more and more each night and even I didn’t want daddy to stop reading. He used funny voices and made the story that much more entertaining.

I was thrilled to discover that Lois Lowry has more books in this series. There are now four books (and I hope there will someday be more). The first book covered many things including the parts of a story (beginning, middle, and end). The next three books cover words, fables, and poetry. I can’t wait to get them and read them aloud to the children.

If you are planning on reading this book (which, I highly recommend that you do) here are some resources for you.

Lois Lowry

This is the author’s own website.

Lois Lowry

Here is a short write up at scholastic about the author.

Book and Author Literature Guide For Gooney Bird Greene

Check out this link if you are looking for some interesting ways to study this book .

Book Discussion of Gooney Bird Greene

This page has some great questions to discuss when reading this book.

Gooney Bird Green

A short audio (by the author) about the books.

Story Telling With Gooney Bird Green

This is a wonderful article about the book.

~Other Useful Resources ~

Grammar: Paragraphs

This page has a large amount of links to useful resources for studying about paragraphs.

Literature: Story Elements

This page has a great collection of resources for use when writing stories.

If you have read this book, I would love to hear your comments.

What books have you read lately that you loved?

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Bloggy Writer’s Block

I can’t really say that I have writer’s block because I have so many things to say. I sit down to write and I am flooded with download creations invading my head and things I want (and need) to do to keep up with the blog. I love writing and I am not feeling overwhelmed, I just wish all of my thoughts would line up and take a number. I can’t focus on anything when my mind is full of clutter. 

I started a new idea notebook today (to give the clutter a home).

I had one and it disappeared somewhere in the house. I have no idea where. One day the book was here and I was jotting down notes and the next minute it had just up and walked away.

My idea notebook was so cute. It was blue and pink plaid and I loved it. I love plaid. I picked it up at a dollar store one afternoon after a date at Starbucks with my husband (and the twins). I remember that afternoon… the whole coffee shop was starring and commenting on how cute the twins were (they still are cute). There was a little dollar store next door and we went in for a quick look. I love plaid (Did I just say that?) and was so overjoyed to find this cute journal for two bucks.

I can only hope that the twins didn’t throw the idea notebook into the trash. We find all kinds of strange things in the trash. You really have to watch the twins closely because they are quick. They will pick up your shoes and just throw them out. We lost the phone for months (we have two) and had feared that it was on its way to the dump, when we found it under the couch.

The kitchen is a favorite place for the twins. They have one cupboard that they are allowed to play in. Can you guess which one it is? The pots and pans. They love the noise they make when they throw them onto the floor. They also make great stools when you are only two feet high. (Okay, I know that had nothing to do with an idea notebook or this blog post, but hey…)

I had a smaller notebook for the bedroom too ~ you know those moments when you are nursing the twins at 3am and you are struck with the most amazing idea? Okay, maybe you don’t know them, but it has happened to me… Need I mention A Sheep, A Dinosaur, and A Blue Duck? That notebook has disappeared too.

I digress, I started a new idea notebook today. I grabbed a duo-tang… (you know those little paper folders with the brads built in?) and I filled it full of paper… It is not the prettiest thing around, but it is functional. Okay, it is really ugly.

It has been hard getting back into the routine of blogging since the domain lapsed in December and Christmas happened and life was busy and crazy. Did I mention that my sister had a baby on New Year’s Day? I had so much “stuff” (AKA – ideas) collecting in my head that I had to create a home for them. I have been writing notes down all day in the new notebook. Eleven pages later and I think my head is just about clear enough to think straight. I am excited. I have a renewed vision, some focused direction, and enough ideas for blog posts and free downloads to sink a small ship.

Stay tuned…

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