Are robins on your list of lesson plan topics this year? Do you need a handful of books about the bird to supplement the children’s studies? If so, you may want to think about picking up one of the following: “The Robins in Your Backyard” In my opinion, reading Nancy Carol Willis’ book “The Robins ...
Have you been searching the library’s shelves for books to read to your children during Black History Month? If so, you may want to take a moment to glance at some of the books that the children in my life enjoyed listening to. Here’s a short rundown on each one: “The Patchwork Path: A Quilt ...
Have you been working on teaching your children about the value of maintaining good personal hygiene? Are you looking for a handful of books to incorporate into their story time that will help you to reinforce that message? If so, I may be able to help. I am familiar with several books that would be ...
Are you looking to add a few stories about tap dancing to your collection of children’s books? If so, I might be able to help. I know of several that would fit in with such a theme. Each one is suitable for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Here’s a quick peek at five of them: “The Boy ...
Helping your child prepare to read is a fundamental goal of parents. There are specific areas that you can work on with your child in order to enhance his kindergarten reading skills. The following skills are evaluated for reading readiness in kindergarteners. Sight Words: In kindergarten, your child will get a list of words to ...
Are your kindergarteners fascinated with puppets? If so, you may want to think about making each one of them a pop-up puppet. Based on my experience, kids adore them and they are relatively easy to create. Here’s how to do it: Supplies Needed In order to complete this project, you will need a 12 inch ...
Those who follow my alphabet lesson plans know, that I am a lover of theme teaching. The letter K is actually a concept, including letter recognition (I can point to the letter K.), letter naming (I can say K when I see it.) and phonics (I know that the letter K makes this sound.) ...
Have your kindergarteners been hard at work studying giraffes? Do you want to give them a themed goodie as a reward for successfully completing their work? If so, you may want to think about investing in one of the following items: Pencil Toppers Little giraffe pencil toppers are one item to consider giving your kindergarteners. ...
