Today in circle time we read ” The Very Quiet Cricket .” This book is a predictable text book. Predictable books along with shared reading are often recommended as a way to introduce beginning learners to the feeling of being a reader (Holdaway, 1979). Predictable texts help children very quickly come to think of themselves […]
Outdoor Classroom ? You betcha!
Today as the kids came in I couldn’t get over how wonderful it felt outside. You could hear the birds chirping and the breeze was blowing . Life was good. I thought to myself .. ” Self, why do you want to take the kids out of this kids wonderland of learning you have out […]
Happy 5th of May ( early )
Today we celebrated Cinco DeMayo with Mrs. Jeanette. Mrs. Jeanette was Mary Burton’s former spanish teacher in high school . She lives in Rogers now and is working on her doctorate . What a wonderful day we had. She is a special lady. Listening to her tell the kids stories about Mexico and sing in […]
FCCRS Review in !
I heard my email DING on my phone this morning and saw it was from ASU. Immediately I grabbed my lap top knowing that I was seconds away from finding out how well we did on our annual review. I think I even felt my heart race a little in anticipation of the ” reveal.” […]
Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me
This morning I met the kids outside. There was a nice breeze blowing and it felt wonderful. As I sat out there waiting on the first child to arrive I thought ” how blessed am I !? I get to work in my home . I can dress all professional and put together or I […]
Are Spiders Insects ?
Today has been a rather hectic day. Parent teacher conferences until 9:30 and lots of other things on my mind. But that didnt slow our progress of our BUG unit. The popular question today was are SPIDERS insects ? Do you know ? The answer is no. They are arachnids. Some differences between a spider […]
BUGS EVERYWHERE!
Parent Teacher conferences this morning starting at 7:30. Always a fun time to be able to look at the numbers from the Dial Three in the fall and compare them to now. There is so much learning going on that you never see but the scores on the assessments show you what we really do […]
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Teddy Bear Picnic
Today was SO well planned and thankfully so. I knew Danielle didnt feel well yesterday and I thought there was a possibility that she might still be ill today so last night at 9 pm I was in the kitchen making special treats for today. That turned out to be a really good decision when […]
Caps for Sale
Today was HAT day in honor of the book ” Caps for Sale ” and Arkansas Children’s Week. Many of the kids came in wearing special hats . I brought down my crate of hats for others that forgot to wear one to borrow. I started off the day in a silly […]