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Tag Archives: picture stories
Picture Stories, Storytelling, and Writing Letters
Learning begins with language, building words upon words. The more words children hear, the more they learn, and the better they do in school. All of this leads up to reading readiness. So, if I can give children hundreds and … Continue reading →
“Ladeez and Gentlemen, Children of All Ages…”
The circus came to town! Children were excited to perform for their families on Zoom. It was a grand finalé to a month of learning about animals, what happens behind the scenes in a real circus, and writing circus picture … Continue reading →
Posted in children's books, Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Imagination, Inspiration, joy, picture books, picture stories, Play, play performances
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Tagged children's books, Circus, Circus performance, Circus picture books, Confidence and self esteem, Early Education, emergent curriculum, picture stories
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75 Comments
When Children Tell Their Stories
Stories. That word alone is groundbreaking. It means listening, looking, hearing, and thinking. Stories light a fire. That means learning. Children have more ideas and thoughts in their heads than we realize. Their brains are gigantic sponges; they see it … Continue reading →
Posted in Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Imagination, Inspiration, picture stories, preschool, reading, reading aloud, reading aloud, storytelling, Teaching young children, Writing
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Tagged Imagination, language, literacy, picture stories, reading, storytelling, Teaching children, Writing stories with children
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Language, Literacy, and Storytelling – Part 2
In Part 1, I talked about growing readers, reading aloud, and chapter reading. I talked about how language, and the number of words a child hears is critical to academic success in school. And I took language to the next … Continue reading →
Posted in chapter reading, Early Education, picture stories, preschool, reading, reading aloud, reading aloud, storytelling, Teaching young children
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Tagged chapter reading, Early Education, language development, literacy, parent tips on reading to children, picture stories, preschool, reading aloud, reading books to children, writing picture stories
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65 Comments
Writing Picture Stories
I have hundreds of photos of children from over the years, yet only one photo is on my desk. This scene was a party that children wanted because we read books and wrote stories. They’re all in high school now, … Continue reading →
Posted in Early Education, reading aloud, Uncategorized, Writing
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Tagged Early Education, language development, literacy, picture stories, reading aloud, writing stories
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38 Comments
Picture Stories and Fairy Tales
Picture stories are powerful. And, they are complicated. Children have to recall what they know, then have the words to tell a story in their own way. Our recent picture stories added even more layers of work; deciding what characters … Continue reading →