Have you been having a yen for anything lately? If you have a visual definition of yen to share, we would love to see it! Send it to nightlightstories@gmail.com or post it on our Facebook Fan Page. As always we look forward to the many words we can share together.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Epidsode 17: Sled Ride
Hi All,
We hope the New Year is finding you well! We have been getting more snow than usual this month here at the Night Light Stories household. Having a 4 year old and 2 year old to bundle up to get outside takes some time and patience. Once we get out there though, it is worth it! There is a lot to do like snow angels, snow ball fights, snow forts, snow men and sledding. So many choices, so little time!
In other Night Light news, we were thrilled to have a local newspaper, the Loudoun Independent, do a story about us. You can click here to find the article about Night Light Stories.
VORACIOUS VOCABULARY
Our stories are filled with many illuminating words.
Try and use them somewhere in a conversation this week.
collision: crash
nestle: snuggle or cuddle
stumble: stagger, fall, or trip
JUST ADD IMAGINATION
Try these activities to keep your imagination glowing after hearing the story.1. Gather different size balls such as a golf ball, tennis ball, kick ball, soccer ball, football or any other type you can find around the house. Race two different balls down an incline at the same time to see which one reaches the bottom first.
2. Fill an ice cube tray with water and color the water with food coloring. You can use as many colors as you like. Freeze the ice cubes. Take them out and use them to paint a watercolor picture.
COMPREHENSION CHALLENGE
1. Why was the boy so excited to go sledding?
2. Who stumbled into the path of his sled?
3. What was the boy's last request at the end of the story?
BRIGHT BIRTHDAY WISHES
We want to send out bright birthday wishes to:
We want to send out bright birthday wishes to:
Colton G of Maryland
Katie M of West Virginia
Kate G of Maryland
Heather E of Virginia
We hope your day SPARKLED!
If you know someone who has a birthday coming up and you'd like to send them a Night Light Birthday wish, send us an email at nightlightstories@gmail.com.Please send us your loved one's first name and the first initial of their last name only and we'll pass along the birthday wish.
There are no age limits!
As always I look forward to watching the glow grow brighter with the many stories we can share together.
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LIGHTING THE WAY WITH WORDS
When you think of words that begin with X, we are sure x-ray and xylophone immediately come to mind. Xanthous is a word we just learned and wanted to share with you. If you look at the picture and read the sentence, using context clues, then you will be able to figure out what this interesting word means. Do you have a picture of something xanthous? We would love it for you to share it with us at nightlightstories@gmail.com
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
A Story About Us
Hi All,
We'd like to extend a special welcome to any visitors who heard about us from the article in the Loudoun Independent. You can find links to all our original stories to the right. We also invite you to subscribe via iTunes. We hope you and your children enjoy the stories. Feel free to contact us by leaving a comment on the blog or at nightlightstories@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at nightlight08, or join our fan page on Facebook at Night Light Stories.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
LIGHTING THE WAY WITH WORDS
View the blog post with activities for the story: All Things Inky
Click here to listen to: Chilly's Christmas (our first holiday story)
View the blog post with activities for the story: Chilly's Christmas Activities
Did you know that there are different meanings for the word wallop? We would like to see how you would visually define the word wallop. You can find all the meanings by clicking on the word wallop in this post. Send your pictures of wallop to nightlightstories@gmail.com. You can also find us on Twitter at nightlight08 or post it on our Facebook Fan Page.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Miss Mel's Guest Narration
View the blog post with activities for the story: All Things Inky
View the blog post with activities for the story: Chilly's Christmas Activities
Hi All,
We'd like to extend a special welcome to any visitors who heard my narration of the short story "When Shakko Did Not Lie" by Eugie Foster on PodCastle. You can find links to all our original stories to the right. We also invite you to subscribe via iTunes. We hope you and your children enjoy the stories. Feel free to contact us by leaving a comment on the blog or at nightlightstories@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at nightlight08, or join our fan page on Facebook at Night Light Stories.

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