Category: Observation

“Best in Snow” –April Pulley Sayre

*Note: Links are Amazon affiliate links. Clinking on these links supports my work. Thank You! Without looking at a calendar, how do you know winter is approaching?  The clouds?  The chill?  The movement of the animals?  The stillness?  Without the sights, sounds, and smells… Continue Reading ““Best in Snow” –April Pulley Sayre”

“Red” by Michael Hall

*Note: Links are Amazon affiliate links. Clinking on these links supports my work. Thank You! Pulls at the heartstrings and opens the mind.  This is the type of book that I received as a gift this past winter from a close friend.  Powerful.  And… Continue Reading ““Red” by Michael Hall”

What do you plan on reading the first day of school?

The first day of school is just around the corner for us, and it is always a big summer debate in my mind about which book I am going to read to introduce myself and to use as a springboard to learning about them.… Continue Reading “What do you plan on reading the first day of school?”

Tuesday Morning Reads for April 3, 2018

The Boy and the Whale by Mordicai Gerstein: When a whale gets trapped in a fishing net, Abelardo hurts for the whale, remembering a time when he was once trapped in a net and near drowning. Eager to free the whale, his father strongly… Continue Reading “Tuesday Morning Reads for April 3, 2018”

An Indoor Hike? Part 2

Last week I shared about the efforts my co-teaching partner and I took to create an indoor hike experience for our kindergarten students, with my post, An Indoor Hike?  The goal for the following day was to use the eggs as a word box… Continue Reading “An Indoor Hike? Part 2”