Celebrate Halloween with fun, free Halloween coloring pages for kids and adults! Download and print your favorite designs now.
However you see libraries these amazing library quotes are the perfect inspiration you need to deep dive into your favorite book and enjoy the story.
The best magical realism novels from books with a small dose of magic to more immersive literary books.
The Children's Book Council of Australia Book Week theme for 2024 is 'Reading is Magic'. Book Week 2024 in Australia will be celebrated on 17th - 23th August 2024. I have created a simple no-fuss colouring sheet incorporating a range of images and characters to represent this years theme. Enjoy! x...
With winter's cooler weather infiltrating London, here are some ultra-cosy library bars for a classy and cosy night out.
Next week marks the start of National Library Week!
One of the world’s most beautiful libraries has to be the State Hall of the Austrian National Library or Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. It’s one of the largest Baroque libraries on the planet and houses 200,000 antique
This portal stories KS2 resource features Pie Corbett's original portal story, Elf Road, as the basis for writing and grammar activities...
Hi friends :) My girls are very much into all the whimsical fairy tales and books as of lately. I've been on a fantasy kick myself, so it felt appropriate to gather a few magical books for them, too. From fairies to dragons and knights, these books are adventurous, spirited, and imaginative. Add a couple
Next week marks the start of National Library Week!
Stretch your creativity and create your own comic with these template frames.
Rhyming books for kids can be fun to read and the rhythm found in these books will help children to develop literacy skills such as phonemic awareness.
Experiment with color mixing with this unique twist on the popular book, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses.
It's never a good idea to step into a classroom without clear, ready lessons. But, one day last fall it happened. I knew we were going to build a treasure box, but I really needed a way to set this up. I immediately thought of a pirate book! The book I was thinking about is
Many book paper crafts can be done with old book pages. The possibilities are nearly endless, from the paper flower, and chandeliers to towel papers. This
Introducing an autobiography of hope and equality featured in this week’s MaiStoryBook Library Collection: “Malala’s Magic Pencil” by Malala Yousafzai and Kerascoët *~Click …
Check out these teaching ideas for the novel Wonder by RJ Palacio and grab free Wonder Novel Study samples and discussion questions.
This ultimate guide list of beginner reader books is perfect for helping you navigat all the way to chapter books.
Library List: Bartleby of the Mighty Mississippi by Phyllis Shalant Bartleby of the Big Bad Bayou by Phyllis Shalant All About Turtles by Jim Arnosky Animals in the Wild: Turtle and Tortoise by
We love our home library to bits but there is one magical addition that I wanted to add to our bookshelves for ages - a miniature book nook. We wrote about creative ways to display your books a while back, but this relatively new feature brings a completely extra level to your book collection and
Magical worlds on your bookshelf!
Designed to hide a miniature universe in the small gap between two books on a crowded bookshelf, Book Nooks are all the rage on Instagram and TikTok. Book Nooks
These are six free downloadable templates for leaf outlines. Would be perfect for a garland or for any fall craft.
Shape Trilogy Shape Characters We are knee deep into a unit on shapes. I love teaching about shapes because there is SO much that you can do with them. A few years back, I shared some of my students favorite shape books. You can find that list here. Since then, I have discovered a few
Books possess a magical power to me as both an SLP and an avid reader. I've always loved getting lost in the plot and that's something that I want to share with people of all ages. Sorry for the song, but it just makes me think of reading a really good book. You can just go to that place in your mind and it becomes real for that brief moment in time. Today, I want to share a few ways that I use books (namely picture books) in therapy. I find that these methods are always in the back of my mind when I am looking for books to purchase even if they are only .10 cents at a yard sale. 1. Wh- questions--- My kids, if they ever had the chance, would probably tell you that I am always asking questions. We talk about what they think the book is going to be about based on the cover, who the characters are, who they like and don't like (and why), where the characters are, what they are doing, what is the problem, what do the characters do about the problem, why they do that....etc. I may ask questions after a sentence, a paragraph, or a few pages depending on the goals of that group. If I can't ask really good questions that have clear answers within the story that my students can get, then the book is not serving it's purpose in therapy. I focus most of my energy on picture books for that reason as the pictures provide some built in help. (That's not to say that I'm against using paragraphs or chapter books with my older students as long as it is appropriate.) 2. Sequence of events-- Some books are better at this than others (hint...Laura Numeroff). I usually stop every three pages with the younger ones to review what's happening. I may even have them act it out if I have manipulatives on hand. Like this one.... And here's another great example of animated literacy using a plush. I don't have this, but I have used items like this during graduate school with preschoolers. I love the way puppets and stuffed animals can bring stories to life for these students. They can hand you the items/put it in the appropriate place as the book is being read or use it to relive the story for a second time. I have thought about using a bucket/trash can from the Dollar Tree to make an Old Lady like the idea on this blog. 3. Vocabulary-- We talk about what words the kids know and what words are new. Is there anything that can help us figure out what the new word means (ie re-read the sentence and look at the illustrations. Does it have a prefix or a suffix?). We can then draw a picture on a note card to represent what this new word means for our word wall. 4. Predicting- What will happen next? (You may need to help them by asking "What would YOU do next?") 5. Role playing-- I particularly like to do this for stories that have a social skill involved. I've done a Thanksgiving play and several scenes from Super Duper's Social Scenes. (I love this book for older students and hope to get my hands on the rest of the set.) It takes the "What would YOU do?" a huge step forward as well as getting the kids to start using critical thinking skills to put themselves in the character's shoes. 6. Articulation- There are some books that are wonderful for artic therapy, particularly when you are at the carryover level on several sounds. I have used early phonics readers for sentence level and longer picture books for students that are at reading/conversational level. Check out Scholastic, Harper Collins, and even the author's websites for printables that accompany your books. There are tons of great ideas and materials to be found just by searching google (and I do that on a regular basis).
