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Tag Archives: Fairy Tales
Words of Wisdom From C. S. Lewis
It takes more wisdom to be a child than to be an adult. C.S. Lewis understood this, but not until he was fifty. “When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I … Continue reading
Posted in books, children's books, Inspiration, Quotes, wonder
Tagged C.S. Lewis, Fairy Tales, Quotations, reading, Reading fairy tales
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My Mother’s Fairy Tales
My mother gave me her childhood book of fairy tales when my children were young. This wasn’t a book she had ever shown me, or my brother and sisters. I think it was my teaching and my newfound love of … Continue reading
Posted in books, children's books, Early Education, Imagination, reading, self esteem, storytelling, Teaching young children
Tagged children's books, Early Education, Fairy Tales, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Learning through Fairy Tales, reading books to children, storytelling, teaching young children
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From “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” to Dr. Seuss
This week began with National Fairy Tale Day and ended with Dr. Seuss’s birthday. I was in my glory. So were the children. We voted on our favorite fairy tale. The Three Billy Goats Gruff won, hands-down. This was a … Continue reading
Posted in books, children's books, Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Inspiration, picture books, reading, reading aloud, reading aloud, Teaching young children
Tagged children's books, Dr. Seuss, Early Education, Fairy Tales, Green Eggs and Ham, Play performance, preschool, reading aloud, teaching young children, The Three Billy Goats Gruff
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When a Fairy Tale is Not Enough
If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. -Albert Einstein- Fairy Tales are the root of storytelling. They are also the most popular … Continue reading
Posted in Early Education, Imagination, picture books, reading, storytelling, Teaching young children
Tagged Albert Einstein, children's books, Early Education, Fairy Tales, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jan Brett, language development, Mo Willems, Paul Galdone, preschool, reading aloud, teaching young children
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Language, Literacy, Imagination, and Reading-Aloud
People often ask why I chapter read. After all, many of the children in my classroom are are three-years-old. When we chapter read, the children don’t have an image from a picture book. They have to make the pictures in … Continue reading