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*Picture book for preschoolers (However, this can be used with elementary students during a poetry unit.)
*Young boy as main character
*Rating: Red Sled is a clever book about a night time sled ride for a boy and his dad. Not to mention, there’s wonderfully bright illustrations!
Short, short summary: A sad [...]
January 31, 2010 in Creative Writing activities, Demarest Chris L., Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Rhyming Words, Special Sunday, Thomas Patricia, Writing Skills, poetry
Tags: Chiasmus, Chris L. Demarest, Patricia Thomas, Red Sled, rhyming words | 5 Comments »
You may be familiar with Jez Alborough’s duck series. His first book, which has also been set to music and played in preschools across the country, was Duck in the Truck. I can hear the song in my head now about how the truck gets stuck in the muck–and I will probably be singing [...]
November 17, 2009 in Alborough Jez, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Rhyming Words, Tuesday Tales
Tags: Duck in a Truck, Jez Alborough, reading skills, rhyming picture book, rhyming words, Super Duck | 3 Comments »
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Who doesn’t love Dr. Seuss? I do, and the kids do. My stepson wanted me forever to read Green Eggs and Ham to him at bedtime–even though we had tons of other books. I can say it by heart now. “That Sam I am. That Sam I am.”
My stepson had a terrible [...]
September 2, 2009 in Dr. Seuss, Elementary Educators, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Wacky Wednesday, Writing Skills
Tags: Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham, literacy skills, rhyming words | No Comments »
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