I grew up on Casper the friendly ghost. I'm all for the friendly ghosts vs scary ghosts when it comes to picture books for kids. Actually, I've got a thing for Halloween books in general so this 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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I grew up on Casper the friendly ghost. I'm all for the friendly ghosts vs scary ghosts when it comes to picture books for kids. Actually, I've got a thing for Halloween books in general so this View Post

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Engaging books are critical for circle time success. And, what is more engaging than singing? Try these sing a long books for circle time for your next whole group read-aloud story time. Circle View Post

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Some of us are terrified of sharks and others are absolutely fascinated by them. Today we are diving into the sea and exploring shark books for kids from the fictional stories to the nitty-gritty View Post

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Pick a bug any bug and most like you'll have an eager preschooler ready with questions and observations. Let's give those little creatures some love. We are exploring preschool books about insects View Post

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Pack the picnic basket with a beginning reader literacy activity. Move over sandwiches, grapes, and brownies. We are working on a medial sound activity with a picnic theme and we have lots of animal View Post

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Load up the tractor and getting ready to pull your ABCs with this tractor alphabet activity. It's a fun and playful way to build letter recognition. Tractor Pull ABC Activity Full Disclosure: This View Post

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From butterfly life cycle to plant life cycle, these children's book read-alouds will inform and excite young listeners. I even created a printable list of these books for kids about life cycles for View Post