I’ve often said that making connections and background knowledge is the most important comprehension strategy we teach in kindergarten. Even though I teach kids how to connect their schema to the books we are reading, I’m not their first, best, or most important teacher. YOU are. As a parent, you have the opportunity to give
My daughter is going into first grade. First graders and the Junie B. Jones series go hand in hand. I have to say, as we read these books together I’m usually cracking up laughing! The books are hilarious! (Probably because I really think my daughter IS Junie B.) I was at a local bookstore a
One of my students gave this to me as an end of the year gift. His mom is a first grade teacher at my school and she reads my blogs. I had just done a post on pressing leaves and flowers with my kids, when she stumbled upon this flower press for sale. My usual