Friday, January 22, 2010

LIGHTING THE WAY WITH WORDS



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 15, 2010

Epidsode 17: Sled Ride



Click here to listen to: 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
After listening to the story, can you recall the details to answer these questions?



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:


Colton G of Maryland
Katie M of West Virginia
Kate G of Maryland
Dana V of Toddler Brain
Heather E of Virginia
Mr. Chris of Night Light Stories



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.



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


Click here to listen to: Inky's Christmas (our second holiday story)
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


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


Click here to listen to: Inky's Christmas (our second holiday story)
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


Click here to listen to: Inky's Christmas (our second holiday story)
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

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.