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Hooray for Books!6 comments

dbsenk wrote 3 weeks ago: I received a nice comment recently from CanadianParent, and she asked if I have a list of favorite b … more →

Tags: Retelling for Comprehension

Chickens to the Rescue!1 comment

dbsenk wrote 2 months ago: I take Owen to story time at our local library.  Today we heard this fun story, it was new to me and … more →

Tags: Farm, Retelling for Comprehension

Sequencing Stories

dbsenk wrote 7 months ago: When we took our grandchildren to the apple orchard it reminded me of my favorite way to introduce t … more →

Tags: Retelling for Comprehension

The Apple Orchard

dbsenk wrote 8 months ago: I love making language experience books – I made them often in my classroom, and it’s ev … more →

Tags: Nana stuff

Reading Routines3 comments

dbsenk wrote 8 months ago: Jen commented that she is working on building reading routines with her combination (K-1) class.  I … more →

Reading Research3 comments

dbsenk wrote 8 months ago: Going through saved files on my computer can be pretty interesting.  Along the way I have saved lots … more →

Literacy Centers2 comments

dbsenk wrote 9 months ago: A few years ago a group of Kindergarten teachers who have been around for awhile worked with a consu … more →

Happy Birthday Eric Carle!4 comments

dbsenk wrote 11 months ago: Last Saturday, June 25, Eric Carle celebrated his 82nd birthday!  I would guess he is one of the mos … more →

Tags: Retelling for Comprehension

The Important Book3 comments

dbsenk wrote 1 year ago: This book was published in 1949, but I still love it!  Many of Margaret Wise Brown’s books hav … more →

Tags: writing

The Important Book3 comments

dbsenk wrote 1 year ago: This book was published in 1949, but I still love it!  Many of Margaret Wise Brown’s books hav … more →

Tags: writing

Starfall2 comments

dbsenk wrote 1 year ago: Most of you are probably familiar with the Starfall program, if you haven’t seen it, please go … more →

Reading Strategies!12 comments

dbsenk wrote 1 year ago: My Kindergartners loved learning and using big words.  One that we used a lot was the word strategie … more →

Parent Games!5 comments

dbsenk wrote 1 year ago: In my old district, the school year will be half over at the end of January!  I always thought the s … more →

Tags: Homework

Kelby and the Final ABC book!1 comment

dbsenk wrote 1 year ago: I used my kangaroo puppet, Kelby, the 4th and final time through the alphabet.  The first time we co … more →

Letter Formation4 comments

dbsenk wrote 1 year ago: My district had not formally adopted a program for handwriting or letter formation.  Some teachers u … more →

Alpha and Phonetic Spelling1 comment

dbsenk wrote 1 year ago: I used Alpha the Alligator puppet when I went through the alphabet for the third time each year.  Th … more →

Erma Louise and Letter Sounds4 comments

dbsenk wrote 1 year ago: Please meet Erma Louise, don’t you just love puppets?  Oh, maybe that is just me!  Erma is nam … more →

Rosco and Alphabet Recognition

dbsenk wrote 1 year ago: On the first day of school I always take my class on a little walk around the classroom to show them … more →

Kindergarten Fun with Language Arts

dbsenk wrote 1 year ago: In my district, the children who entered kindergarten had a huge range of skills.  Some children wer … more →


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