Are you a writer and a teacher? A writer and a parent? Do you have dreams of authoring your own book and hoping kids and /or adults will use it someday? If you live in the Midwest and are looking for a great writing conference to go to, I highly recommend The Missouri Writers’ Guild [...]
December 8, 2010 in Elementary Educators, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Writing Skills
Tags: Missouri Writers Guild, writing conference | No Comments »
A lot of times on Mondays, I talk about helping girls and women around the world. I usually highlight a way that someone or some charity is helping others. Today, I’m doing something a little different because I found this super cute picture book that I wanted to share with you. Winston of Churchill: One [...]
December 6, 2010 in Books with Science Content, Cause and Effect, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Okimoto Jean Davies, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Research Ideas
Tags: global warming, going green, picture books about science, polar bears | 1 Comment »
*Picture book for preschoolers through first graders *Four small puppies as main characters *Rating: Leslie Patricelli’s book will appeal to all those children who have trouble sleeping at night because of the monsters. Super cute illustrations accompany a fun text! Short, short summary: Petra had trouble sleeping at night. She was afraid of the dark, [...]
December 3, 2010 in Art activities, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Patricelli Leslie, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Un-Forgettable Friday
Tags: Leslie Patricelli, picture books about bedtime, picture books for preschool kids, The Patterson Puppies | 2 Comments »
Although this is not a book for kids, it’s a fun book. And some of the stuff you can share with your students or children from elementary school up to high school (and college, of course). Even just the title is fun: Okay, so is it Eats, Shoots, and Leaves? (Three actions. . .) or [...]
December 1, 2010 in Book Club Possibility, Elementary Educators, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Wacky Wednesday
Tags: Eats Shoots and Leaves, Teaching grammar and punctuation | 4 Comments »
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