Ducklings Play Follow the Leader Ducklings in Alphabetical Order Ducklings Play Follow the Leader Buy at AllPosters.com Write the names of each of the ducklings on the rubber ducks and then ask the children to put them in ABC order. This makes a wonderful activity for the first few children who come into the classroom [...]
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3 Apr
The Letter K unites Blueberries for Sal with Klippity Klop
Blueberries for Sal Unit Study Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey Rated: 5 of 5 stars “Kerplink, kerplank, kerplunk” As I was working on a unit study for Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey” , it stuck me that the words “kerplink, kerplank, kerplunk” all began with the letter K. Now wasn’t there another book [...]
15 Dec
Hedgehog is Hungry
Hedgehog is Hungry by Beverley Randell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Using limited text and plenty of visual clues, Beverley Randell tells the tale of a little hedgehog who wakes up in the spring and looks around for various insects to eat. Hedgehog is hungry in the spring. My children loved this book. It [...]
8 Dec
Big Bad Pig: An Emergent Reader
Big Bad Pig by Allan Ahlberg My rating: 5 of 5 stars Big Bad Pig is one of the funniest books written for emergent readers. With very limited vocabulary Allan Ahlberg reverses the story of the Big Bad Wolf and turns it into a tale that is not only easily read by beginning readers but [...]
7 Dec
Oh, Were They Ever Happy!
Oh, Were They Ever Happy! by Peter Spier My rating: 5 of 5 stars The children were just trying to help out and please their parents the day they painted the house. View all my reviews >> After reading this story to the children I like to get out some shoe boxes (one for every [...]
21 Oct
Counting Pumpkins
One year by accident a pumpkin drops off a truck, the seeds plant themselves and a whole pumpkin patch grows in her yard. Being frugal she must use all the pumpkins so she makes breads, pies, soups and Jack O’Lanterns for all the neighbors.
Not only is this a fun story to read but a wonderful accompaniment to a class learning place value while counting pumpkin seeds.
We used page protectors to cover some of the pages in the book and then used dry erase markers to circle groups of 10 pumpkins to find out how many pumpkins were on each page.
24 Sep
Books for Beginning Readers
Big Bad Pig by Allan Ahlberg My rating: 5 of 5 stars Big Bad Pig by Allan Ahlberg is one of the funniest Beginning Readers also known as Emergent Readers, that I have ever read. Children already know the story of the Big, Bad Wolf but this reversal of characters is not only hilarious but [...]
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