Posted by Chip on December 22, 2008
It’s the winter solstice, and in New England we’ve experienced dramatic and devastating ice storms. Many families have been without power for over a week, and some schools have been closed for just as long. Now it’s Hanukkah and Christmas time, and over a foot of fresh powder snow has fallen to blanket the [...]
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Posted by Chip on December 10, 2008
As our developmental book swap continues, I keep getting diverted by great books about appealing themes—first poetry, then music, and now the holidays. But I can’t help recommending two books for Hanukkah, two for Christmas, and one for Kwanzaa before turning back to favorite books for five- and six-year-olds—after a break for a grown-up book [...]
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Tags: Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem, children's holiday books, Clyde Watson, Father Fox's Christmas Rhymes, Father Fox's Pennyrhymes, favorite books for children, favorite children's books, Good to Eat: A Chanukah Story, Hanukkah! Roni Schotter, It's Kwanzaa Time! A Lift-the-Flap Story, Latkes, Marylin Hafner, Maya Angelou, Naomi Howland, reading with children, Synthia Saint James, Wendy Watson | 2 Comments »
Posted by Chip on November 19, 2008
Two categories of books that seem to closely match the developmental interests and needs of children at this age: the adventuresome and the reassuring.
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Posted by Chip on November 7, 2008
I thought I’d offer a few of my all-time favorite children’s books for parents, grandparents, favorite aunts and uncles, and teachers to read aloud to children from ages 4 through 14, with a word or two about each book.
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Posted by Chip on March 27, 2008
While I’m on the subject of third grade… well, sort of, if you read my last blog post… you won’t want to miss the amazing read-aloud chapter book just made for third graders that I can’t wait to read to one of our classes myself. (My third grade grandson found it hilarious, even if it [...]
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Tags: Clementine, Marla Frazee, read-alouds, reading with children, Sara Pennypacker, The Talented Clementine, third grade, third graders | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on February 11, 2008
(Thanks to Fifth Grade Teacher Amy Bernard for her “friendly letter lesson” from Loser, for inspiring this idea!)
Here’s a little fun twist for Valentine’s Day that you may or may not have tried: A quick contest, open to any student in the school (or by grade level, etc) to promote empathy and understanding.
RULES: Students may [...]
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Tags: celebrating holidays with children, Holidays & Traditions, Jerry Spinellli, Loser, promoting empathy, read-alouds, reading with children, Schoolwide Issues, Valentine's Day | 2 Comments »
Posted by Chip on January 10, 2008
A Welcome Back notice on our cyberspace newsletter and calendar alerts parents to a school-wide literacy activity that we hope will open discussions at the dinner table and in the car about a book everyone grades 3-5 in the school is reading:
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A new reading activity for a new year:
This week we are beginning [...]
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