When I hosted a little Coffee Talk a few weeks ago, one of the things a few of y'all wanted to know about was how I introduce the alphabet to my Kinder friends. Instead of answering with a little blurb, I felt like this was a concept that deserved a lot more than just a little explanation. So let's get started, shall we?! Before I start, I think it's important for you to know that I wholeheartedly DO NOT believe in "letter of the week" alphabet instruction. Although letter identification and letter to sound relationships should be taught systematically and thoroughly, the sequence and spacing of instruction doesn't need to … [Read more...] about All About the Alphabet
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I Notebook…Do You?
Do you notebook?? {Is it okay that I just made that a verb??} Well...all that to be said, I DO. I notebook. There. I said it. I notebook and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!! I started out small this past year. Dabbled in it, if you will. I used Deanna's Interactive Reading Journals and they worked out beautifully. I got my feet wet and I LOVED it. I wanted to incorporate more interactive notebooking because I saw how much my kids LOVED it...and how engaged they were...and how they seemed to retain SO much more and make SO many connections while learning. Not gonna lie...it was awesome. … [Read more...] about I Notebook…Do You?
