Engaging children during virtual story time can be challenging. An individual story time prop kit for each student can boost the engagement level and encourage active listening during a read-aloud. View Post

Jodie is a mom of two boys and early childhood and elementary educator. She loves to read and help caregivers nurture our youngest caregivers.

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Engaging children during virtual story time can be challenging. An individual story time prop kit for each student can boost the engagement level and encourage active listening during a read-aloud. View Post

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Ready to read some great chapter books to your 2nd graders this year? Would you like a month by month plan of which books to read throughout the year? I've got you covered. Below are some chapter View Post

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Online learning...it's here for many of us as we head back to school in 2020. We all know it's not the most ideal way for young children to learn. But, when life gives you lemons...we make lemonade! View Post

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Reading aloud is my most favorite thing to do with kindergarteners. And, circle time is usually the first opportunity I have each day to share a story with students. Have you ever read a funny book View Post

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A wonderful way to extend a read-aloud is with book activities . We are going inside The Napping House and doing some fun beginning sound and ordinal number recognition activity ideas. So, let's View Post

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Keep the germs away and all the kiddos healthy. It can all be a little overwhelming to explain to children the importance of healthy habits. But, these healthy habits for kids' books can View Post

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There are some rhymes, chants, songs that just get stuck in your head. Who Took the Cookie From the Cookie Jar? is one of those. Let's build some literacy skills with these Who Took the Cookie From View Post