Listen to the poem “My Shadow” in my last blog post with your child. Then look for some fun ways to play with shadows. Hand shadow of bird in flight At night walk past a street light and pay attention to your shadows as they go from a small puddle-like shadow beneath you to a very long shadow as you walk farther away from the light. This ties directly in with the poem so re-read the verse about the shadow growing. Guessing
Enjoy this fun YouTube video with your child. Then talk about the following questions… Why was St. Patrick’s Day celebrated in the beginning? What does the shamrock stand for? Did St. Patrick really chase the snakes out of Ireland? Why do people eat cabbage and potatoes on St. Patrick’s Day? What is a leprechaun? St. Patrick was kidnapped from his home in Scotland when he was only 16 and taken to Ireland to work as a slave. He became a Christian, escaped from his captors
Ahhh! A day after my own heart. As a child I loved to listen to my mother read from a favorite children’s book of poetry. Later I recall her reading Tom Sawyer to us. She read like she loved what she was reading. The first year I taught school I fell in love with reading aloud to my students. I subscribed to the Weekly Reader Book Club and read the books to my second grade class. Another year I bought a
Give your child a piece of paper and ask him or her if they could step through it. They will probably say something like “No way!” or “That’s impossible!” Next take a pair of scissors and make a cut through the middle. Ask if this will make it easier? (Of course not) Then use the scissors again making several cuts from the center going out but not cutting all the way to the edge. Then cut from the outside going in
Spring comes early in South Carolina, and this year is no exception. It’s so pleasant we can enjoy the outdoors in our shirtsleeves. The excitement is contagious, especially with children who have been in the classroom all day wishing they could go outside. Capture the opportunity to share the moment with them by looking for signs of spring. The earliest sign my beekeeper-husband notices is the maple trees in bloom. This is one of the first nectar flows for the honeybees. I