*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders *Young boy as main character *Rating: Thanksgiving at Grandma’s is a cute story set on Thanksgiving about family, food, and fun! It’s a great introduction to the holiday, filled with lessons for children, but they won’t realize it . Michael F. Marino’s illustrations are perfect for the story. [...]
January 14, 2013 in Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Olson Nancy, Personal Connections, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Shared Writing, six traits of writing, Writing Skills
Tags: holiday picture books, problem solving, shared writing activities, Thanksgiving books, Thanksgiving Lessons | 2 Comments »
*Nonfiction picture book, preschool through second graders *Being thankful is the main topic. *Rating: Alice McGinty, who is a lovely person that I got to meet when I lived in the Champaign, IL area, has written beautiful text, and Wendy Halperin has provided unbelievable illustrations. This is one beautiful book! Short, short summary: Thank you, [...]
November 12, 2012 in Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, McGinty, Alice B., Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Research Ideas, Shared Writing
Tags: Thanksgiving books, Thanksgiving Lessons | 1 Comment »
*Picture book for preschool through 2nd graders (Thanksgiving theme, talking animals) *Bear as main character *Rating: My daughter loves all these books (Bear Snores On, etc.), and so do I! The illustrations are so cute, and the story always holds her attention. (She loves animals!) Short, short summary: In Bear Says Thanks, Bear is hungry, [...]
November 8, 2012 in Art activities, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing, Wilson Karma
Tags: picture books about sharing, silly picture books, Thanksgiving books, Thanksgiving Lessons | 4 Comments »
I’m thankful for having the opportunity to love this loyal, old Basset Hound, Hush Puppy, who we had to put to sleep on Tuesday. He lived almost 14 years, and he was a lover of pizza, going bye-bye, and belly scratches. We will miss you, our old friend. Rest in peace. I wanted to tell [...]
November 24, 2011 in poetry, Writing Skills
Tags: Thanksgiving Lessons, writing poetry | 7 Comments »
photo by catnipstudio www.flickr.com What a beautiful picture book and one of the most delightful Thanksgiving books I’ve seen– An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving–text by Louisa May Alcott and illustrations by James Bernardin! HarperCollins Publishers have taken this classic tale by the author of Little Women, added Bernardin’s beautiful illustrations, and turned this into a picture book [...]
November 26, 2009 in Alcott Louisa May, Bernardin James, Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Timeless Thursdays
Tags: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Bernardin James, Louisa May Alcott, Thanksgiving books, Thanksgiving Lessons | 4 Comments »
Thanksgiving at the Trolls photo by floodllama www.flickr.com Everyone’s writing about Thanksgiving lessons right now since we are just days away from one of the best holidays in the United States. It’s a time to celebrate our blessings, laugh with family, eat yummy food, and get ready for Black Friday. But it would be great [...]
November 23, 2009 in Elementary Educators, High School Teachers, Making Personal Connections, Maniac Mondays, Personal Connections, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Shared Writing, Writing Skills
Tags: Gratitude Journals, Simple Abundance, Thank you notes, Thanksgiving Lessons, Writing Skills | 5 Comments »
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