This quick read-aloud version animates the classic kindergarten winter book The Snowy Day. The Jacket I Wear in the Snow Another classic winter story read aloud. This reader’s voice is pleasant and this version would be great to add hand motions to as students listen. The Mitten Do you r...
This book captures the magic and is a great January read aloud for any kindergarten or first grade classroom! 3. All You Need For A Snowman In this cute rhyming book, children add more and more to create the perfect snowman. We use this book with the procedural writing prompt “how to...
Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story. ...
To really lower the dropout rate, d’Entremont argued for early childhood care, like more pre-k and full-day kindergarten, and a better way to monitor which kids are likely to be at high-risk of dropping out—and provide resources in elementary and middle school. “We need to focus more...
marriage in Minnesota, making it possible for our LGBT friends to get married here. When Lexi started kindergarten she went half-day because we would have had to pay $3,000 to send her. When Milo started kindergarten he could go all day thanks to the all-day kindergarten the DFL passed....
I began my career as a kindergarten teacher and my students’ parents said I should be illustrating children’s books. My first book was GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS in 1984, and I have illustrated over sixty books since then. (Pictured here with my lamb Blossom in our summer playhouse ...
Right now, for our family, this looks likereading aloud after dinner each night, enjoying evenings mostly at home,early bedtimes, Friday movie nights,Sunday sabbaths, and reserving our weekends to rest and hang out together — not to clean the house, catch up on laundry, sit on the sideli...
Animal Homes(this is a good one for kindergarten or younger). Frog habitats– students help a frog find a new home. e-Learning for kidshabitat interactive. Activities: Remember cootie catchers? Or fortune tellers? They are easily folded out of a regular 8.5×11″ piece of paper. Students ...
Here's the thing: Mr. Felton was two beats away from his ninth decade and had only reached seventh grade. I was surprised at how well he could read, even if he wasn't alwayscomfortabledoing it. I immediately wanted to know more of his story. ...