#VBT - Friends Forever - Pen Pal Gals Series - Julie Thiessen - February 2022 Friends Forever was a quick chapter book read at only 36 pages and the perfect reader for girls aged 7-8 years old as it not only has a good number of words but also has a mixture of colored illustrations to keep their attention and not overwhelm the reader with too many words as these days, a lot of children prefer a good balance of illustrations and words when reading otherwise it can be seen as a daunting task.  This series would have been right up my alley when I was 6-7 years old as I love the idea of pen pals and writing and at the back of this book also includes some letter-writing paper to write to your pen pals. Our story is about two girls Addie and Reese who meet on a summer vacation at the Lake and became fast friends and spend all their time together. Summer is coming to an end and it means that they both have to leave and go back to their "real lives" and so they promise to write to ...

  Education for our children is important and something that we all wish to have instilled into our children. Some children though have difficulties learning and we don't wish to discourage their learning but they are bothered by the way others are taught, they get frustrated and evidently decide one day to stop learning .  As parents, family members and educators we wish for this not to happen and Learning Success - www.learningsuccessblog.com   has created a number of different activities to help the children learn. Some of the current activities on the site that I have tried include: Hand Letters : These days with the increased use of technology especially in schools and our everyday lives like Ipads and tablets. Most children start school , not knowing how to physically write their alphabets or properly form their letters. Hand Letters was a great activity to help children understand the formation of letters and to recognise what they look li...