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Bookish Play, you’re in the right place!

What exactly is Bookish Play?
How Can I connect with my child through Bookish Play?
What types of activities do you feature?
What types of books can you recommend?

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Homeschooling Mom, Granny, Early Childhood Special/Parent Educator since 2006 & Bookish Play Advocate…

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🖤I am sorry. I am listening. I am learning. . .

🖤I am sorry. I am listening. I am learning. .
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🖤If you’ve been following me for a while, you probably know where I stand... I am actively working on being anti-racist.
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🖤I believe books are an amazing resource for exploring challenging topics and opening the doorway to connecting with your child and starting LIFELONG conversations.📚
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🖤There is no quick fix, reading books is only the beginning. It’s okay to feel uncomfortable. It’s okay if you don’t have all the answers, I certainly don’t.📚
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🖤You know my love for Process Art? Well, I think this too is about the PROCESS. Everyone’s process can be their own, consistently working on listening, learning, and becoming anti-racist. Not just now because it’s “trendy” but from this point forward, in all you do!
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🖤If you’re looking to diversify your book selections, I recommend following these amazing accounts, who help me learn & help my bookshelves reflect people of all races...
@hereweeread
@diversereads
@littleblackbooknook
@lulusbookjourney
@thetinyactivists
@toddlers.who.read
@mrskobysbookclub
@joannahowrites
@inclusivestorytime .
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🖤I added an “Anti-racism” highlight featuring powerful information & I will continue to add to it. .
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🖤I will share more bookish play with an emphasis on #ownvoices and Black characters as part of my anti-racist work. .
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#representationmatters #diversebooks #diversityandinclusion #ownvoicesbooks #antiracism #antiracistbooks #antiracistparenting #mindfulparenting #diversereads #diversitymatters #weneeddiversebooks #socialjustice #socialjusticebooks #processartforkids #processart #raiseareader #creativekids #readtolearn #kidsbooks #kidsbookstagram #homeschooling #homeschoolinglife #homeeducator

☀️June #bookish_bingo . . ☀️I’m so excit

☀️June #bookish_bingo .
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☀️I’m so excited to be a part of this fantastic team featuring a super fun Bookish Play prompt that lasts all month long!🎉
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How to Play: ☀️1. Choose any theme from the bingo card ☀️2. Engage in Bookish Play based on that theme
☀️3. Tag us & #bookish_bingo .
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☀️There are NO rules!
That’s right you don’t actually have to get Bingo!🤨😮🤩
It’s a place to find inspiration, do as many or as little as you like!
We’d love to see everyone’s different interpretations & books used! 📚🎉
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☀️We’ll be featuring favorites in our stories!🎥🎉
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Meet the team for June:
☀️@bodkinandroo ☀️@busybeanatplay ☀️@happyplaying ☀️@ourlittletinkerstreasures ☀️@the_crafty_kiwi_teacher ☀️@the_treasure_babes & us ☀️@parentingnotperfection .
. ☀️Starts tomorrow, will you be joining in? Let me see some raised hand emojis in the comments below!🙋🏻
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#bookishplay #kidsbookstagram #bookishkids #playideas #playinspiration #invitationtoread #invitationtocreate #invitationtoplay #playislearningplayisenough #playathome #playtolearn #playingislearning #homeschoolfun #handsonlearning #picturebooksaremyjam #earlychildhoodeducation #readaloudfamily #raiseareader #earlyliteracy #creativekids #readalongplayalong #unpluggedchildhood

Noisy Process Art 🚘🎶🎨 . . 🚘Today we tr

Noisy Process Art 🚘🎶🎨
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🚘Today we tried something we haven’t done before for
#scienceonsaturdays “Sound” prompt...painting with the car speaker!🎶🎨
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🚘We read this fascinating book about Kandinsky & how he could hear colors. We wondered how we could incorporate music into our art.🤔🎶🎨
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🚘At first I thought perhaps we could put plastic wrap on the trunk, add paint and watch the paint jump, then place the paper on the finished design. But although the paint bottles were vibrating off of the trunk, the paint itself didn’t.🤨🤷🏻🎶🎨
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🚘My husband recommended we move the paint inside the car right on the speaker. So we did! At first we tried tempera paint but didn’t get much results. 🎶🎨
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🚘Then my daughter observed the water she was drinking was moving much more than the paint & suggested we try watercolor paint.💡That worked very well; but more of a fast burst of movement; and all the vibrations paired with wet paper created a tear.😕 Lastly we tried watered down tempera pant which was better but the best result came from placing tempera paint first, then using a dropper to place water on top.🎶🎨 .
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🚘Lots of scientific learning throughout! Check out my story 🎥 to see more of it in action.🎶🎨
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The Noisy Paintbox: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art
Barb Rosenstock • Mary GrandPre
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#bullyfreereadtome 👈🏻check it out & join in! OLD & NEW posts welcome.💙This book celebrates standing up for yourself & being who you are!💜
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#bookishart #playislearningplayisenough #playideas #playathome #processart #processartforkids #raisingcreativekids #raiseareader #readtogether #loveyourlibrary #artforkids #homeschoolingmom #homeeducator #kidsbookstagram #steameducation #stemforkids #scienceexperiments #sensoryplay #sensoryfun #kidsartideas #createwithkids #rainbowartkids #artwithkids #readaloud #playbasedlearning #handsonlearning

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