Welcome to Read. Explore. Learn! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie-in to children’s books. I look forward to seeing the ways you have learned with and explored books.
My Book Tie-Ins of the Week:
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We have a little ant problem in the kitchen. We have sprayed and put out traps. The ants seem to disappear only to reappear a few weeks later. As I started sweeping them up after breakfast this morning, this song came into my head. I have changed some words to fit our situation. Please feel free to sing along.
The Ants Come Marching In
The ants Continue Reading
In honor of Veteran's Day on Thursday JDaniel had an American flag lunch. I guess it should be called a silicone tray lunch this week rather than a muffin tin.
The tray contained a breadstick cut into fourths, the tops, and bottoms of meatballs (The centerpieces were removed and used in my lunch.), daps of tomato sauce for dipping, and apple Continue Reading
Christmas Related
Fawn Dear has a number of Christmas resources for planning in a post called The Best Holiday Planner - By You, For You!
Giver's Log also has a great Handmade Holiday Organizer. I love that you can print it out and carry it on a metal ring.
Mother Related
A time to be Faithful in the Little things... is an Continue Reading
Welcome to Read. Explore. Learn! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie-in to children’s books. I look forward to seeing the ways you have learned with and explored books.
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Link your activity below. Continue Reading
Many elementary schools hold mock elections for their students. It gives them an opportunity to experience the voting process and grow in their understanding of what an election is. The first school I taught in Virginia held a mock election in my fourth year teaching. I will always remember it, because of a wonderful little boy named Clinton and Continue Reading
We went trick or treating with our next-door neighbors. JDaniel wore a Dalmatian costume his Aunt Kate sent him for Halloween. Nathan, the little boy next door, was a police officer. As you can see JDaniel was always a few steps behind Nathan in their search for and seizure of candy.
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He had a great time! Continue Reading
JDaniel has a major problem with his pacie collection. There are four pacies in the collection that lives in his crib. These particular pacies have been in the crib for over a year. They have aided in JDaniel’s restful naps and uneventful nighttime sleep. They have traveled up and down the East Coast and have even visited Mississippi. They no Continue Reading
In honor of Election Day tomorrow JDaniel had a tea party lunch in a muffin tin. I love having high tea. JDaniel's tea is nothing like the ones I have had at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin or the Augusta Snow House in Cape Cod. He did really seem enjoy it as much as I enjoyed those.
There were vegetable cream cheese and turkey sandwiches, Continue Reading