This is such a great idea for a project! I can’t take credit for the idea. It was a homework project from my son’s teacher. In 4th grade, kids in our state study Washington State history and geography. My son’s homework project was to create a model of the state out of playdoh. They needed to include the
Our babies are making the change! This whole process still amazes me. I know the life cycle. I’ve seen it more times than I can count, and I’m full of awe and wonder each time I see it. If you look closely, you can see there are still two caterpillars crawling around, one hanging upside
I’m so proud of my son! Earlier this year I wrote a post about his struggles in reading. http://earlychildhoodliteracy.net/2011/04/read-naturally.html/ He is an accurate reader, but lacks confidence and speed. He has struggled with fluency since first grade. As a teacher, reading is my area of strength. I have my master’s degree in reading and literacy
My kids are great at helping me in the garden. We’ve been weeding, adding compost, planting flowers, and adding vegetable starts to the vegetable garden. Now, if the sun would come out for longer than ten minutes, we’d be happy gardeners! Lately, I’ve been rotating the kids’ books that we have on display. I keep a
I have a confession to make. As a child, I didn’t like to read. Actually, I hated reading. I don’t have a favorite book from my childhood or even a book I remember kind of liking. As a teacher, I’ve fallen in love with books. I love children’s books! I could spend hours browsing the