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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Meeting an Author
Last week I met Eric Carle. Let me say it a little louder, “Last week I met Eric Carle!” The man, a world renowned children’s author and illustrator, is 88 years old. His history is fascinating. So is he. My author … Continue reading
The History — and Magic — of Outdoor Play
Photo: Alyssa Haywoode for Strategies for Children ? It’s summer and NAEYC’s publication, Young Child, has a compelling and seasonally appropriate article about the history of outdoor play. Written by Joe L. Frost, an emeritus professor at the University of…
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Guest writer: Jennie Fitzkee – The Spider Story
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
“Oh, Sue. I need to tell you “The Spider Story”, one of the ‘Jennie Stories’ for my preschoolers. All true. That’s why children are glued when I say, “It happened like this.”…
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Quotations on Reading
Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://en.wikipedia.org) “You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” Ray Bradbury ? (https://en.wikipedia.org) “Reading is the sole means by which we…
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The Art Museum
Museums are always a source of wonder and inspiration for me. I introduce art in a big way to my preschool class, so when I’m inspired, they are, too. This week I visited the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, … Continue reading
“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.” ~Charles Dickens
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Being A Late Bloomer
I was a late bloomer. It’s a term that is mostly used for flowers today. Way back when, children who didn’t seem to grow as quickly as their peers were often called “late bloomers”. I struggled to read. I sucked … Continue reading
Childhood and Summer, Then and Now
On summer evenings my greatest pleasure is sitting on the porch and reading. My porch has soft lighting and wood everywhere; bare wood and rough wood. The ceiling is the roughest wood of all, and my husband wants to paint … Continue reading
Meeting our Sergeant Pen-Pal, At Last
Our pen-pal returned home from Afghanistan! It was quite a reunion. After many months of corresponding with each other- sending giant letters, pictures, drawings, and care packages- Sergeant Curran walked into my classroom to meet the children. They were so … Continue reading