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Tag Archives: Imagination
A New Exhibit, Eric Carle’s Art Comes Full Circle…and More
After months of having to close its doors to the public, the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts has reopened. I was thrilled. The number of visitors and safety procedures were controlled, yet the experience was full … Continue reading
Making Picture Books Come Alive – With Props at Home
How to Expand Literacy and Reading Picture Books When You are Quarantined at Home One of the mainstays of teaching children is reading aloud books. Why? Children are drawn to stories. They love hearing the words, and for good reason. … Continue reading
Posted in books, children's books, Early Education, Imagination, Inspiration, picture books, play performances, reading aloud, reading aloud, Teaching young children
Tagged Caps For Sale, children's books, Early Education, Imagination, Inspiration, Ira Sleeps Over, literacy, Llama Llama Red Pajama, reading aloud, reading books to children, Recreating book covers, teaching young children
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“Gloria” and National Superhero Day
Today is National Superhero Day. Gloria wanted to celebrate. She dressed up for the big day. She wanted to be a Superhero. I had a talk with Gloria. She needed to know that a real superhero doesn’t need a costume. … Continue reading
Children’s Words, Trees and a Poem – A Finale
I wrote about our Tree Walk on a windy day in Part 3. This walk was just one part of the blog post on Children’s Words. Little did I know at the time that the walk, and their words, would … Continue reading
Posted in art, Expressing words and feelings, Nature, Poetry, preschool, Teaching young children, Writing
Tagged Children's poetry, Early Education, Imagination, literacy, Trees
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Children’s Book Trilogy – Highly Recommended
At long last, the third book in this trilogy, written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Scott Magoon, was published this week. The first book is Spoon, published in 2009. I was immediately captivated by the clever story of a … Continue reading
Posted in Author interview, Book Review, books, children's books, Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, picture books, reading, reading aloud, reading aloud, Teaching young children
Tagged Book Review, children's books, Chopsticks by Amy Rosenthal and Scott Magoon, Early Education, Imagination, Making a Difference, reading books to children, Spoon by Amy Rosenthal and Scott Magoon, Straw by Amy Rosenthal and Scott Magoon, teaching young children
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“Bob” and Book Bears
My Book Bears reading group at the library meets every month. We read a book, and have a discussion about the book the following month. If that was the only thing that happened at Book Bears, it would be dreadful. … Continue reading
“Starry Night” Continues
The walls in my classroom are mostly filled with children’s art, as it should be. Gone are the flashy colors and cute teacher decorations. I learned long ago they are more of a distraction than anything else to children. My … Continue reading
Posted in art, Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Imagination, Inspiration, joy, Love, museums, Teaching young children, The Arts
Tagged art, children and art, Early Education, emergent curriculum, Imagination, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, Preschool classroom, Starry Night, teaching young children, Vincent van Gogh
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The White Feather
Eagles, specifically the bald eagle, is our unit of study. The live video cam was on. We watched a mother eagle in her nest taking care of two eggs. A child said, “Jennie, you have a white feather in your … Continue reading
Gloria Trick-or-Treating
Gloria went trick or-treating on Halloween night as a cow. Imagine that! She was accompanied by Asha, who dressed up as Elsa, and by Asha’s big brother who dressed up as Harry Potter. Gloria’s journal entry reads: “Asha had so … Continue reading