PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Happy New Year! We look forward to watching the glow grow brighter in 2014 with all the new (and old) stories we can share together. Feel free to share them with your loved ones, friends, second cousins twice removed and anybody else you can think of at the moment. They can find us here on the blog, on our Facebook page, on Twitter, on our Pinterest board, and on iTunes.

Each member of the Night Light Stories household chose a 

favorite story for your listening pleasure. 

Enjoy!  

TUCKER'S CHOICE (age 8): 

Sled Ride: (6:06)

A little boy tells of his exciting sled ride down 

the hill while tryingto avoid a collision.

Free audio download: Sled Ride

Blog with activities: Sled Ride

MAGGIE'S CHOICE (age 6)

Lulu and Her Lavender Lion: (12:31)

A girl's journey through her memories with her imaginary friend.

Free audio download: Lulu and Her Lavender Lion

Blog with activities: Lulu and Her Lavender Lion

MR. CHRIS' CHOICE (age 39)

Agent Tissue Has an Issue: (14:21)

Agent Tissue is hot on the trail of a runaway nose that is hiding on the playground. Can his two new recruits help him catch the slippery culprit?

Free audio download: Agent Tissue Has an Issue

Blog with activities: Agent Tissue Has an Issue

MS. MEL'S CHOICE (age 36)

The Watermelon Seed: (10:18)

A little boy and his grandmother exchange letters describing the different changes he is seeing in his mom after she swallows a watermelon seed.

Free audio download: The Watermelon Seed

Blog with activities: The Watermelon Seed

If you had to choose a story, which one would it be? 

Share with us in the comments below or over at our Facebook page.

BRING ON 2014!

Lighting the Way With Words

Agent Tissue Has an Issue: (14:21)

Agent Tissue is hot on the trail of a runaway nose that is 
hiding on the playground. Can his two new recruits 
help him catch the slippery culprit?

Free audio download: Agent Tissue Has an Issue

Blog with activities: Agent Tissue Has an Issue

I know when we are going somewhere special, our kids will gambol around the house in anticipation of the event. Have you done anything exciting lately that  has caused you to gambol? Share your visual definition of gambol with us at nightlightstories@gmail.com or on our Facebook page.

As always, we look forward to watching the glow grow brighter
with the many words we can share together. 

LIGHTING THE WAY WITH WORDS

Click here to listen to our newest story: Agent Tissue has an Issue

Working in a joint effort with someone can make things go by more quickly and efficiently.  Sometimes, depending on your helper,  it can take more time. However, the memories made are well worth the extra time!  We would love for you to share your joint efforts with us. 
You can send them to nightlightstories@gmail.com or on our Facebook Fan Page. 

Episode 27: Agent Tissue has an Issue

Click here to download: Agent Tissue has an Issue


Hi All,


It is that time of year! The cold weather settles in along with all the coughs, sneezes and sore throats.  We are constantly reminding our kids to cover their mouths, cough or sneeze into their elbows, use a tissue to blow their noses, NOT to use their sleeves or the bottom of my shirt to wipe their runny noses, and to wash their hands!

Every child needs these constant reminders. One strategy that we’ve found helpful is to take pictures of the kids practicing these things, and then post them around the the house as quick visual reminders. We post a few pictures of the kids washing their hands by the bathroom sink, and we post other visuals, like a picture of one of them coughing into a sleeve, in a central location near eye level (like on the fridge) so we can point to them easily as a quick reminder.  

We like to use them as the models, so they can take some ownership of the task at hand, which is keeping the house and themselves as healthy as possible.  Feel free to grab those pictures, and use them in your own house as reminders. Here are some examples of our visuals we posted:

VORACIOUS VOCABULARY

What did you say? A word of the day! In our story there are many

juicy words that are fun to use and say.

device: a thing made for a particular purpose.

dissolve: to separate into parts or elements.

pursue: to follow in order to capture.

rickety: shaky

  JUST ADD IMAGINATION!

Try these activities to keep your imagination glowing after hearing the story.

1.  An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words.  In the story ACHOO stands for "American Central Health Organization-Olfactory" division.   ACHOO is an acronym.  You can often make acronyms to help you remember your school work. For example, to remember all the Great Lakes, you can use the acronym HOMES. What other acronyms do you know or can you create?

2. Create your own visual reminders or print ours out and post them around your house in the appropriate areas.

COMPREHENSION CHALLENGE

After listening to the story, can you recall the details to answer these questions?

1. Who did Agent Tissue say he worked for?  

2. What was Agent Tissue on a mission to find?

3. Where did the boys search for the "runner"?

BRIGHT BIRTHDAY WISHES

We want to send out bright birthday wishes to:

Paige U of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Wil E of Virginia

Erika E of Virginia

Chloe of West Virginia

Dominic of West Virginia

Kiara of West Virginia

Prescott of West Virginia

Maggie B of West Virginia

A special thanks to our good friends, Kim and Dawn, at the Musing Mommies podcast 
for providing that bumper for us! You can download their 
podcast "for moms, by moms" over at http://www.musingmommies.com/.