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Category Archives: self esteem
The True Story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
As the holiday season of 1938 came to Chicago, Bob May wasn’t feeling much comfort or joy. A 34-year-old ad writer for Montgomery Ward, May was exhausted and nearly broke. His wife, Evelyn, was bedridden, on the losing end of … Continue reading
Meeting a Blogger: The Letter, The Book, and the Otter
Do you often think how wonderful it would be to meet a favorite blogger – in person – and spend the day with them? I certainly do. And it happened! Well, in order to tell the wonderful story, I must … Continue reading
Book Bears and Making Wishes
Today was the last library Book Bears meeting for the year. It was also the last Read-Aloud meeting for the year. Here’s what happened, or I should say, It happened like this… Both books for the two groups were about wishes, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Imagination, Inspiration, literacy, Love, reading, reading aloud, reading aloud, self esteem, Teaching young children, wonder
Tagged Book Bears, Making wishes, Read Aloud, Wish Library by Christine Evans, Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
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Norway and the Olympics
Norway has dominated the winter Olympics. Yet, the story behind how their athletes got there is fascinating. Is it rooted in childhood? You bet! A recent article by Reuters, “Fun and Friendship Fuel Norway’s Gold Rush” hits the nail on … Continue reading
Olympics and Children
Today I showed children Nathan Chen’s Gold Medal Olympic performance. Children need to be inspired by the Olympic athletes. Why? Because they need to see regular people who were just like them, and worked hard. They need to cheer success. … Continue reading
India
Whenever my preschool curriculum is focused on a country, it always explodes in the best of ways. Children are captivated as soon as we open our Big Book Atlas and view our satellite map. We sing the ‘Days of the … Continue reading
Posted in children's books, Diversity, Early Education, geography, Inspiration, Learning About the World, picture books, play performances, preschool, self esteem, Teaching young children
Tagged Early Education, emergent curriculum, India, Learning about India, play performances, teaching young children, The Story of Little Babaji
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Perseverance + Kindness = My New Hero
You never know when you’ll meet a hero. On our Thanksgiving trip to see family, we stopped at an Applebee’s for dinner. The server was delightful. Her name is Heaven (really), and she certainly lives up to that name. But, … Continue reading
Posted in Expressing words and feelings, Inspiration, Kindness, self esteem
Tagged Applebee's, heroes, Kindness, Perseverance
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The Most Important Things in Life
Bottom line = times have changed, but children have not. What they need and want is the same as it has always been. Academics are one thing, but in order to get there, children have to be grounded in the … Continue reading
Humpty Dumpty – What Happened After His Fall?
“All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty together again.” So, what really happened to Humpty after his fall? “After the Fall” by Dan Santat tells the story. It is one of the most innovative children’s … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, children's books, Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Inspiration, picture books, preschool, reading aloud, reading aloud, self esteem
Tagged After the Fall by Dan Santat, Book Review, children's books, Humpty Dumpty, Inspiration, literacy, Overcoming fear, reading books to children, resiliency
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