Category Archives: Language Development

Finding Literacy In The Everyday

Literacy Photos

Our experiences contribute to our literacy lives in a big way.  Every little activity that we participate in is filed away in our brains until there comes a time when we need it.  Early childhood is such a fun and magical time to help kids see HOW these little experiences connect to their literacy lives.

Here’s an example of a nature table we set up in my kindergarten classroom.  I say WE, because this was a collection made by my students and their families.  They were so excited to collect tree rounds, pinecones, pussywillow cuttings, and branches to explore.  We read many books about trees and kids had so many connections.

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