Here is a little gold nugget I use in my classroom. I tell an ongoing story that lasts all year long. It is a simple tale about a Mother, a Father, a Sister, a Brother, a Cat and a Dog. I do not use names – just Mother, Mom, Father, Dad, etc. – as using...
So dang sweet, it is! It could be called a large fairy garden but I love calling it the “Living” dollhouse because I put dollhouse dolls and furniture in it. Here's how I did it: I used a large box that I cut down to just 6 inches tall. I lined it with a...
My educational method is to present one fairy tale for at least two weeks. I read multiple versions of the tale, retell it orally, retell it with puppets, and at the end – have the children act it out. It is a method that I have developed over the last 12...
This is pure educational magic. Pure gold! Give it a try if you have not. It is very simple to do. I have made basic table puppets for the children to use but you could use dollhouse dolls and brown bear figurines. The children just need something to...
Here is a brief look at my literacy approach: What is Hands-On Literacy? Hands on literacy is based on brain-based research. It brings classic stories alive and into the hands of the learner through the senses – visual, tactical, auditory – and through...
This week one of my kindergarten students came to school with her own story stones. She had wanted her own set and found a way to make them – stickers! I was so impressed with her creative solution of how to get an image on the stone! Her mother told me she...
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