Category: Family

The very beginning of writing

4/10/2020

This artwork is by my nephew Brian and it's Spiderman!

What you think might be "chicken scratch" or scribbles is actually the beginning to writing.
In this article in the Educators Voice journal:
The process of drawing and writing in a series stimulates children to make connections between letters,words and visual symbols. It sparks their interest in acquiring the skills to communicate their ideas through images and words.
So while you might just think its a waste of paper, its actually a stepping stone to their adventures in reading and writing!

One way that you can keep the conversation going is to ask them to tell you a story about what is going on in the picture. Want to keep it going even further? Write down that story in nice big easy to read letters. It lets them see that 1. what they are saying is important enough to write down and 2. What they are saying can become "pictures" on paper.
Why not try and see?
Have a great safe day everyone. Try and enjoy the snow!

Trying something a little different

4/9/2020

So I'm trying to learn lots of new things while this thing is happening. And I thought I would share some of my new tidbits. One of the things that I learned is about the importance of play with your little ones. One way of doing that is through songs and "fingerplays" such as "Five little Piggies". Therefor, I will be sharing yet MORE video fun with different fingerplays.
This is what happens when you can't sleep. You go a little crazy. :)

How do you pronounce knuffle bunny?

3/27/2020

Today Leila and I will be reading Knuffle Bunny and Knuffle Bunny Too by Mo Willems.
We pronounce it KUH-Nuffle Bunny not N-uffle Bunny. How do you pronounce it?
Happy Friday everyone. See you on Monday!

What did those dinosaurs do?

3/26/2020

What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night: A Very Messy Adventure
by Refe and Susan Tuma

Good morning everyone! Miss Cathy and Leila are ready to read!

3/25/2020

Today we're reading Potty Poo Poo Wee Wee by Colin McNaughton.
We really enjoyed the silliness of reading it together. Hope you enjoy it too!

Its Almost bedtime with miss jill!

3/24/2020

What! Cried Granny: An Almost Bedtime Story by Kate Lum

Leila and I say Good morning to you all!

3/24/2020

Today we read Happy Pig Day by Mo Willems.
He has lots of things going on himself, which is yet another reason to love Mo! Here is his Youtube page, which he has a daily Mo Doodles episode. He teaches you how to draw his characters! Wicked!

Bedtime stories with miss Jill

3/23/2020

This is Baby by Jimmy Fallon

Good morning Monday!

3/23/2020

Today I'm reading
Pirates Love Underpants by Claire Freedman
Hope you like it. I had a lot of fun reading it! I also did five little monkeys teasing Mr Crocodile, and my daughter Leila thought it a little creepy that they kept getting snapped up, but what can you do? If they're teasing him he can't help it! He's a crocodile! :)

Tonight Miss jill will read ...

3/20/2020

Little Unicorn is Scared
by Aurélie Chien Chow Chine
We all know its a scary time, but we're all here with you, so we'll try and do what we can to make it not so scary. Let us know in the comments what you do to make things not so scary.