Welcome to the Literacy Beginnings book study blog party! Today I am covering the introduction “Living and Learning in the Pre-Kindergarten Classroom” as well as the first chapter, “Growing Up Literate: PreKindergarten for the Future Generation“. I hope you will join in the conversation by leaving a comment below or posting reflections on ...

Imagine the face you would make if your best friend called and told you that she had just dropped a 50 lb weight on her big toe. Freeze. That is the face people make when I tell them I teach middle school. The conversation usually goes something like this: “Oh, you teach? What grade?” “8th grade reading and writing.” “Ooh! [insert smashed ...

I hope you will be joining us for the Literacy Beginnings book study blog party. Our party will kick-off here at Pre-K Pages on Monday, July 27th, there’s still time to get the book if you’re interested. So, you’re probably wondering why I’m talking about the party again if it hasn’t even started yet, right? Well hold on to your hats because ...

As I listened to my favorite radio station this morning, the hosts made reference to an article,  ”Will teachers be replaced by computers?”  The hosts made jokes, but I took this question seriously.  “As long as schools measure performance simply by rote memorization on multiple-choice tests, no teacher can compete with instant access to the ...

I’m so excited about the Literacy Beginnings book study blog party! We will kick off the party on Monday, June 27 with each chapter hosted by a different blogger. There’s still time to get the book if you want to join in the fun. I’m also planning for a fun contest to go along with the book study, stay tuned for more details! Here is a list ...

This June, you can join Kabongo in a month long celebration of Father’s Day. To make this celebration extra special, Kabongo is giving away a Flip Video camera worth over $100 in their Kabongo Loves Dads Sweepstakes! To enter, go to Kabongo’s Facebook page and click on the Sweepstakes button. Fill in your name and address, and you’re done – ...

I remember when the iPod was first introduced, I had one of those “why wasn’t this invented sooner” moments. I thought about all the time I wasted over the years fast forwarding and rewinding my cassette tapes and loading CD’s into my gigantic boom box. I had one of those moments again recently when I was introduced to PreschoolBuddy, an ...

It’s the end of the school year, a time for reflection.  What worked?  What didn’t?  And what could I change?  I believe this is a question we should ask ourselves, “Am I the type of teacher I would want for my child?”  If you don’t have kids,  replace “your child”  with niece, nephew, little brother, you [...]

If the way to a man’s heart is really through his stomach then this Father’s Day gift idea featuring homemade cookies is sure to be a big hit! Since not every child has a father in his or her life this gift is appropriate for any male role model. You will need the following materials: Empty Pringles can (tall or short depending on how ...

I have to say, this PLC thing  (Professional Learning Community)has really been working.  I went to Arizona in February to a PLC Summit, thought it was just a free trip to Phoenix. But it wasn’t, it was so much more. Very productive seminars, and I learned so much!   Fast forward to May, and I have [...]