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

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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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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2020 caused us all to emphasize the importance of healthy habits for kids to keep them safe and thriving. It can all be a little overwhelming to explain to children. But these healthy habits for 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

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Whether you are doing a beach-themed unit, studying ocean conservation, learning about the deep-sea animals, or just love the deep blue sea, this great big list of ocean books for kids is what you View Post

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When I was in 5th grade, I memorized a long list of prepositions that I can still remember 40 years later. I can't say it really served a purpose but it's still a fun list to rattle off now and then. View Post