Week at a Glance: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies FREE choice journal writing Turtles Make Ten Math Game Turtle FREE printable books Turtle FREE printable counters Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies Why we love this book: The book begins with a brief introduction [...]
Week at a Glance: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Growing Frogs by Vivian French word work and sentence writing FREE printable book: Life Cycle of a Frog Blank FREE printable book: Life Cycle of a Frog Illustrated FREE printable cards: Life Cycle of a Frog Illustrated FREE printable cards: Life Cycle of a Frog Blank [...]
Week at a Glance: GIVEAWAY of the Week: $25.00 Amazon Gift Card Island of the Blue Dolphins Project Reading Response for Elementary Students Teaching Children how to Search Internet Teaching Children how to use Publisher Teaching Children how to Paint with Natural Materials GIVEAWAY of the Week: $25.00 Amazon Gift Card Book of the Week: [...]
Week at a Glance: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle FREE printable books: 10 Little Ducks (3 versions) FREE printable duck counters FREE printable book: I See a Nest Puppet Show: 5 Little Ducks Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle Why we love [...]
Week at a Glance: Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Rabbit’s Gift by George Shannon Song Adaptation: Ten Little Snowflakes FREE printable book: Counting Snowflakes FREE printable Snowflake Counters The Right Way to Make Paper Snowflakes: link to step-by-step photos Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Rabbit’s Gift by George Shannon Why we love this book: A [...]
Week at a glance . . . Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: COUNT by Dwell Studio Art explorations: Winter Lace Collage with Birds Book making: I See Birds FREE printable book: Birds Up In a Tree FREE printable bird counters I don’t have much free time to peruse the thumbnails at pinterest. But occasionally one [...]
Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Elephants by Steve Bloom Why we love this book: Have you considered giving your children an elephant for Christmas this year? Yes, a real elephant! Last year, our family adopted a baby elephant. Yes, a real elephant. Since then books about elephants catch my eye. This elephant book by Steve [...]
Print this book FREE: I See Pumpkins I See Pumpkins: FREE printable book blank book counting numbers 1 – 10 teaches both cardinal numbers and number words children can draw, stamp or glue pumpkins into book book features simple, repetitive text teaching the high frequency word “see” book features dotted print for tracing and learning [...]
Book of the Week: Let It Fall by Maryann Cocca – Leffler Why we love this book: Fall is on its way. “Mounds of color, raked up high – Jump right in and watch the sky.” Time for raking leaves, a chilly gusty breeze, apple picking, mountain air and the County Fair. The soft water [...]
Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: 10 Book Library Pack Why we love these books: This week I’m sharing my personal story with my son who was a struggling reader for many years and I’ll highlight a few of the strategies I used to turn him from a struggling reader into an avid reader. The most [...]
Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Starry Safari by Linda Ashman Why we love this book: The main character takes us on safari racing in her sturdy jeep. Beep! Beep! Beep! This safari jeep ride brings back memories of my own amazing safari ride. I love how the author uses action words and adjectives to bring [...]
Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: ABC Animal Jamboree by Giles Andreae Why we love this book: I’m back from South Africa and I’m trying to wrap my brain around everything I experienced. I’m busy sorting through the hundreds of pictures I took and I’m putting together my thought for some upcoming posts on my adventure! [...]
Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Dig a Tunnel by Ryan Ann Hunter Why we love this book: First, I love this book because it is a book that little boys love! Second, I am a big proponent of including books in all learning centers. Yes, even the block center! But what kind of books do [...]
Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Verdi by Jane Cannon Why we love this book: Verdi is written by the creator of the beloved Stellaluna. Verdi learns the hard way that regardless of how you change and look on the outside, you’re always you on the inside, “I may be big and very green, but I’m [...]
Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barett Puddles by Jonathan London Water’s Way by Lisa Westberg Peters Why we love these books: Joyce has once again dipped into her library books and selected a Weather Book Pack GIVEAWAY. Since April Showers bring May Flowers, it seems only appropriate [...]
Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: On Meadowview Street by Henry Cole Why we love this book: Caroline is a girl after my own heart! Caroline and her family move into a new home on Meadowview Street where all of the houses and yards look exactly alike. When Caroline’s dad decides to mow the yard, she [...]
Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert Why we love this book: The sun is shining and it is warming-up quickly in the Texas Hill Country. That means it’s time to get outside and start digging in the garden! Planting a Rainbow is one of our favorite gardening books for children. [...]
Book of the Week GIVEAWAY:Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen Why we love this book: We are continuing our series on Creating a Balanced Reading Program with a focus on Reading Aloud to Older Children this week. Most parents and teachers do an excellent job of reading to their young children, but once children begin reading [...]
Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr / Eric Carle Why we love this book: EVERY home and classroom library should begin with a copy of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See! This week our focus is on reading aloud to children as [...]
Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: I Like Bugs by Margaret Wise Brown The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff A Book About Your Skeleton by Ruth Belov Gross Why we love these books: In observance of Valentine’s Day, the holiday of L-O-V-E, we are celebrating [...]
Down on the Farm by Merrily Kutner Why we love this book: We love this book because the kids love this book! If you’re looking for a great little book packed full of learning then Down on the Farm by Merrily Kutner is a must have. This book full of rhyme, rhythm and repetitive text [...]