I will tell you over and over again, that our literacy development is the product of our experiences. We make deeper connections with the texts we read if we have some experience relating to the book. Last night, my daughter was looking through the nonfiction section of her library shelves. She found a book about whales and dolphins.
I don’t talk about my work life too much on my home blog. I reserve my home blog for cooking, baking, gardening, organizing, sewing, and fun stuff like that. I write two other blogs, one for my kindergarten families and one about early childhood literacy. All of my blogs can be found at http://www.homeiswheremystorybegins.com/. My literacy and
As a teacher, I’m always looking to shake things up this time of year. We’ve written lots of stories about ourselves, our families, our pets, and our friends. February is always cooking month in Kindergarten, so we spend time writing directions and recipes. We don’t start poetry until May, so that leaves March and April open
Spring Break is just around the corner. I’ll be making these journals for my kindergarten students! I hope to encourage writing every day. Feel free to download the journal and print as many writing pages as you’d like. I plan to print the cover in cardstock and copy 10 writing pages for each child’s book.
Between sports, music lessons, homework, and more sports, things have been a little crazy around here. We were just wrapping up a time intensive select basketball season, when my son came home from school with a plan. “Hey, Mom, We decided that we’re going to sign up for the science fair at school.” Keep in