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Voices from the Field

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Jennie

This is one of a series of blogs featuring first-person accounts from early educators across Massachusetts. *     *     * Jennie Fitzkee My name is Jennie Fitzkee. I am an Early Childhood Educator teaching the Full Day, … Continue reading →

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Gloria and Trick-or-Treating

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Jennie

Last night Gloria was invited to go trick-or-treating.  There was no doubt in the child’s mind that she would be a cow, a baby cow.  She rode in the stroller with his little sister.  He just knew that was the … Continue reading →

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Storytelling: A Halloween Story

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Jennie

Storytelling is, and has always been, the foundation for language and learning.  I write about children, yet storytelling applies to all people.  Words and ideas are how we start to learn, and how we continue to learn. Everybody loves a … Continue reading →

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Abraham Lincoln’s Famous Letter to His Son’s Teacher

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Jennie
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Picture Books, Humor & Vocabulary

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Jennie

Author Ryan T. Higgins is hysterical. I mean unexpected, fall-down-laughing hysterical. His two children’s books are favorites in my classroom.  The storyline is a grumpy old bear who likes eggs, and what happens is imaginative and funny.  I read Mother … Continue reading →

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Quotations on Imagination

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Jennie

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://pixabay.com) “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” Albert Einstein (https://en.wikipedia.org) “Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” Jonathan Swift ? “Imagination will often carry us…

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Singing Spontaneously

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Jennie

Singing is perhaps the second most important thing I do for children, right behind reading-aloud.  The biggest impact seems to come when singing is spontaneous. Lunchtime was a case in point: “You Are My Sunshine” lunchbox note. Savannah’s lunchbox often … Continue reading →

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Charles French, Author and Educator

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Jennie

I am pleased to tell you about Charles French, an accomplished author and educator who is publishing his new book, Maledicus: Paranormal Investigative Society Book I.  Let me start at the beginning of my story of Dr. French; his blogging, … Continue reading →

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Be Kind. It’s Worth It!

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Jennie

Originally posted on thehappylife101:
Hello Everyone, My questions for you today are: How do we show kindness? Why do we have to be kind? What do we get for being kind? This amazing video that I will share with you has…

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Thank You, Jim Trelease! – The Power of Reading Aloud to Children

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Jennie

Originally posted on Oxford Tutoring:
My son, Matt, reading to my four grandchildren. Reading aloud to my four children is one of the fondest memories I have of their growing up years.  They are all adults now with their own…

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