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E.B. White, A Personal Invitation, and Charlotte’s Web

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Jennie

I read aloud every day in my classroom, and weekly at the library.  Picture books are a mainstay, yet reading aloud chapter books can move the world.  Are you surprised?  Don’t be.  Thirty years of reading Charlotte’s Web is proof, … Continue reading →

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Add a sprinkle of glitter to make your day sparkle

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Jennie

Originally posted on Norah Colvin:
Children love to create artworks using pencils, crayons, paints and anything they can stick to a surface using glue. With access to a variety of materials, they can be absorbed for hours creating their masterpieces.…

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Quotations on Books

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Jennie

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://pixabay.com) “A room without books is like a body without a soul.”                                                                 Marcus Tullius Cicero ? (https://commons.wikimedia.org) “Books are the mirrors of the soul.”                                                                 Virginia Woolf (https://en.wikipedia.org) “I don’t…

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Quotations on Thinking

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Jennie

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://pixabay.com) “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”                                                                         Albert Einstein (https://pixabay.com) “Judge a man by his…

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Wonder

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Jennie

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
“Wisdom begins in wonder.” ~Socrates

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Quotations on Imagination

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Jennie

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://pixabay.com) (https://en.wikipedia.org) “There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.”                                                                              G. K. Chesterton ? (https://pixabay.com) “Love what you do and do what you love. Don’t listen…

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Yes

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Jennie

Originally posted on Adventures and Musings of an Arch Druidess:
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Childhood fantasy

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Jennie

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
He’s right… by the time you reach an age with double figures, fairy stories are for babies… and you are no longer a babe. In just the same way that we cease…

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Parenting Illustrated

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Jennie

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Raising a Toddler: Raising a Teenager: Parent’s School Experience: Child’s School Experience: Parent’s Goals for Teenager: Teenager’s Goals: Off to College! After College: Any Questions?

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When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” – Fred Rogers

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Jennie

Originally posted on Children Are Our Future Now!:
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