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
I love this book. You can find it in paperback on Amazon. I was lucky enough to stumble upon my copy in the library discard pile. Two weeks prior to discovering my treasure, I had attended a workshop for elementary teachers. Katie Wood Ray (no relation to the author of Mud) was presenting a workshop on
If you ask any primary teacher to identify one thing they want parents to do with their kids, the answer will be READ TO YOUR CHILD. On Curriculum Night, we stand in front a large group of parents and beg families to spend time reading to their kids. Image from Preschool Kids Books. First off,
We’re cooking in kindergarten right now. Here are two books that fit wonderfully into our themes. These books take words like compassion, empathy, and perseverance and explain them to the reader by using examples which include cookies. These books are pure genius. They explain the ideas behind character education in a beautiful way and
My daughter has several of the American Girl Doll craft books. We spent some time doing projects out of Ginger The Cat’s craft book over our snowy, unexpected, week off. I loved these cute little felt cupcakes! Luckily, we had felt, beads, and fabric glue on hand. My daughter and her friend read the directions,