learning during read-alouds: making predictions When my family visited our local butterfly garden a few weeks ago, none of us could have predicted that one of the beautiful creatures would have …Read morelearning during read-alouds: making predictions
playing with money: counting, wrapping, estimating coins This week our Smart Summer Challenge theme is Government–and what better way to start the week off than by playing with money? Okay, so we …Read moreplaying with money: counting, wrapping, estimating coins
telling stories with norman rockwell paintings I have always been intrigued by Norman Rockwell’s artwork. When I was young, his Girl at Mirror (1954) spoke to me so personally about the …Read moretelling stories with norman rockwell paintings
a scared and lonely bear: predicting Predicting is one of the easiest comprehension strategies to use with emerging readers, and like many of these important components of early literacy, …Read morea scared and lonely bear: predicting