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Storybook activities :: an excellent resource for bringing books to life | NurtureStore :: inspiration for kids
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10 The Mitten activities for preschoolers to try after reading a favorite Jan Brett book. Be sure to add these activities to your preschool mitten theme.
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How to create a retell literacy center in kindergarten. Plus a list of 20 famous stories and retell props (with printables) to complete this center.
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Find the perfect book for teaching story sequencing and retelling. This list describes each title, and then also points out other skills the story can also teach.
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A lovely set of multi-use, super-versatile hungry caterpillar story sequencing cards - perfect for children in early years education and primary school.
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In the first post in this series, I explained how we had dabbled in writing, but had never found a “program” or curriculum that worked well for us. I found some expert advice from primary classroom teachers, though, and set about creating a workshop that works for our family. I learned about the 6+1 writing traits (the basic qualities that make writing work and include: ideas, organization, word choice, voice, sentence...
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Kids will love playing this Corduory inspired game! Great boredom buster!
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Five Green and Speckled Frogs Five green and speckled frogs sitting on a speckled log Eating the most delicious bugs — YUM YUM! One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool Then there …
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Use this fun hands-on storytelling activity with your elementary students!
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Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey is the story time selection for March. Check out these cute and creative crafts, activities, and snacks that will make your story time fun and memorable! *See all
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Goodnight, Gorilla book themed story time for preschoolers featuring a banana & peanut butter snack and 5 book extension activities!
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Small world play and sensory bins to extend children's stories. Each of the 24 play scenes is based on a favorite book for kids. Perfect for teaching kids about storytelling and retelling familiar stories.
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Expanding on a favorite children's book is a fun way to s t r e t c h the language learning fun. Here some of my friends play with the animals from the Cat on the Mat beginner reader book. This simple book with a focus on the 'at' sound is a funny story about a cat that would prefer to have the mat all to himself, but fellow animals keep joining him on it! In the end the cat (feeling disgruntled) hisses at the other animals causing them to run away and leaving him with the mat to lay on by…
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Remember when I thought I wouldn't get to post until after Shavuot? Well, cooking and baking in bulk when I could during the last week and having a lot of help from my husband over the holiday weekend allowed me a bit of extra time. I don't know about you, but around here "extra time" is a luxury! There's always something to be done (and many things undone) and we still need to find time in there to spend with the kids. Especially as we prepare for Shabbos or a yom tov (Jewish holiday), I…
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Stakes keep readers engaged, create tension and intrigue, and give a story legs to stand on. Learn how to write gripping story stakes.
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Winter Break is here! And although the snow we had outside has melted, we are enjoying some winter themed story stretchers at home (and some time playing and exploring outside as well). This year for our Winter Break Story Stretchers Playcamp, I've selected 10 of our favorite winter themed books along with some fun play, storytelling, sensory, art, science and STEM/STEAM challenge activities to go along with them. If you're at home over these next couple of weeks and looking for some play at…
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Free Printable Activities for Toddlers that go along with popular board books. Matching and sorting file folder games perfect for tot school for your toddler to practice concepts taught in board books such as colors, shapes, sizes, animals, body parts, opposites, numbers, counting, letters and more!
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This month's Story Time is one of our family's favorites - Corduroy by Don Freeman. Crafts Button Necklace - simply string random buttons on a piece of string or yarn. Paper Plate Bear Face
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