Yesterday I showed you my beautiful new felt board gingerbread village. The kids are having so much fun singing the song, reading the book, and retelling the story with their new felt pieces. As intricate as the pieces in this story are, there is such simplicity in felt board stories. It takes me back to
I love gingerbread stories during the Holidays. I have a good size collection of gingerbread books, which I read to my kindergarten students as well as my own kids. One of my favorite books, from The Learning Workshop, is called Gingerbread Village. There is also a CD you can purchase with the song on it.
Every single year, at parent-teacher conferences, several parents bring up their concerns about reversals.
The letters b, d, p, and q are the most common concerns.
Parents are also very concerned about kids who write their names backwards. In the younger grades, rest assured, that this is completely normal!
I’ve shared many times on this blog about the struggles we have had finding books my son enjoys. My hubby found these links the other day, on CNN, which helps kids find books they enjoy. Check it out! http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/28/opinion/patterson-kids-reading/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 http://www.readkiddoread.com/home
Generally, I’m not a fan of workbooks. I would much rather play games with kids, which reinforce the concepts they are working on. My daughter is one of these kids who loves to feel like a big kid with a homework book. Don’t get me wrong. She loves the games I have posted about for