Category Archives: Building Readers
Visiting the Greenhouse: A Field Trip, a Scavenger Hunt, and a Book
While studying seeds, plants and flowers, I love to take a field trip to a beautiful garden. Unfortunately, my plans to do so recently were vetoed by weather reports for a thunder storm. So instead, we visited a beautiful greenhouse … Continue reading
First Friday Q&A: My 4 Year-Old Wants to Read NOW – What Do I Do?
What do you do when your 4 year-old wants to know how to read today? Here are some developmentally appropriate ways to build your preschooler’s literacy foundation, while also giving them ways they can read today. (This video can also … Continue reading
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Mind in the Making: Chapter 3
With each chapter, I find myself wondering, “How am I going to whittle down all these things I’ve starred and underlined (and underlined twice) into one concise post?” And then I remind myself that you are hopefully reading along as well, … Continue reading
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The Silliness of Seuss
It’s no secret that I’ve long had a love for all things Seuss. As a child, as a teenager, as a teacher, as a mom. I have just always loved those books! (In fact, here’s a piece of trivia for … Continue reading
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Research is Only as Good as the Sense You Use to Apply It
You know the old saying, “If a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it….” Well, similarly, we have to wonder, “If something is good for children but can’t be measured, is it still good for children?” Authors … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Peter: 50 Years of The Snowy Day
In the muggy heat of the summer of 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the now famous “I Have a Dream” speech. He spoke of his dream for a future where children of all races could walk together and ”not be judged by the color … Continue reading
At The Organized Parent: Remembering the “Perfectly Ordinary Days”
Perhaps there’s something about this time of year that’s causing me to be a bit more sentimental. Or maybe it’s simply a job hazard of motherhood. Last week I wrote this post after attending Peter Pan with my son. This … Continue reading
First Friday Q&A 10.7.11
My apologies to those of you who look forward to a little vlogging, but this month’s Q&A comes in written form. (Suffice it to say, I have kids….and things don’t always go as planned.) First up, Jodi:
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