Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!
Jake, at Time after Time, has a Sunday Post Challenge – today’s theme is ATTRACTION.
Attraction definition: A quality or force of someone or something that pulls others in.
Libraries are an amazing attraction.
For me, libraries are the best place to spend a couple of happy hours.
Are you interested in photography? The library has awesome books for you.
Do you want to find a recipe for a delicious Indian curry dish? Continue reading
Jake at Time after Time has a Sunday Post Challenge…today’s theme is ARRANGEMENT.
Arrangement definition: plans you make so that something will happen or be possible.
They say that if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail…this is important for EVERYONE who has a goal or objective to reach.
When my children were small, I set up a plan for each day…a simple schedule.
This simple schedule was a LIFE-SAVER…giving order and balance to each day.
Each morning, I read a picture book story…building literacy skills…giving me an opportunity to converse with the children about the story. Conversation is one of the TOP VOCABULARY BUILDERS and gives kids a crucial head-start in school.
Then I would encourage the children to move around with circle games like ‘Farmer in the Dell’ or rhythms like pretending to be a train or a hopping kangaroo. Physical activity is the best defense against obesity.
After that we would make a quick and easy arts and crafts project…helping children develop small muscle coordination and allowing them to express their creativity.
Then it would be time to go outside to play or play inside with puzzles and blocks.
What? Was it lunch-time already? When everyone is having fun, the time really flies, doesn’t it?
In my book, I share the life-saving schedule that I used.
Young children want and need balance and order in their day…the arrangement is up to you!
Do you start the day with a plan? What arrangements do you make for your own well-being? What fun activities do you enjoy with your kids?
Show Me How! Build Your Child’s Self-Esteem Through Reading, Crafting and Cooking can help! Click this link if you would like a copy! The book makes it easy to pinpoint the best books to read. It gives parents arts and crafts activities that are quick and easy. And it provides simple healthful recipes that you can make with your child. Setting up a simple daily schedule doesn’t mean you are being rigid or inflexible…it actually empowers you to encourage creative expression and, most of all, have fun together!
Join in the fun with Jake’s Sunday Post.
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When children love books and reading, they do better in school and live happier lives.
One of the best ways to accomplish this goal is to read aloud to infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
Parents can read anything aloud to their little ones…but some books are better than others.
Author and educator Susan Marx wrote a practical guide for reading aloud to young children.
Help Me Get Ready To Read is chockfull of great picture book suggestions and parenting tips.
Susan wrote a poem that uses the titles of the stories that are recommended in her book…just in time for World Read Aloud Day.
The name of the poem is Bedtime Rhyme and the titles of favorite read-aloud books for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers are shown in italics.
Information about the books as well as parenting strategies and reading strategies to read aloud effectively are provided in “Help Me Get Ready To Read: The Practical Guide For Reading Aloud To Children During Their First Five Years” by Susan Marx and Barbara Kasok. (www.readaloudguide.com)
Bedtime Rhyme
by Susan Marx
Let’s read a book Together to settle you down,
Time for Bed in your cozy jammies or nightgown.
Sleep time for you and Dino-Pets that watch you grow,
Count along with me Ten, Nine, Eight and Off We Go!
Little one you might ask Where to Sleep?
For sure not with those Sheep in a Jeep.
Duck! Rabbit! Here’s a Kiss Kiss from Little Mo,
Stop your Dancing Feet, be still From Head To Toe.
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed go Bumpety Bump on the floor,
OH! The Runaway Bunny calls for help from Sammy and the Dinosaur.
Chicken Bedtime is Really Early honks Blue Goose,
Mommies Say Shhh! to the Mother Goose on the Loose.
Here Comes the Night so quietly listen as Bear Snores On,
No more coloring for Harold and the Purple Crayon.
Good night to the dog in Whistle for Willie,
And good neigh to the horse in Silly Tilly.
Time To Say Goodnight to Corduroy, Miss Mary Mack, and Maisy,
Goodnight Moon, Noisy Nora, Olivia, and Titch and Daisy.
Good-night Owl and Good Night Gorilla in the Firehouse,
Sweet dreams to the teeny weeny Busy, Busy Mouse.
Hush Little Baby soon the sun will say Hello Day,
That’s the time when your book buddy Millie Wants to Play!
Soon Milton the Early Riser will head Down By the Bay,
Carrying his Umbrella on a Soggy Saturday.
Look up and down Brown Bear, Bear Brown, What Do You See?
Close Your Eyes to find A Rainbow All Around Me.
It’s Time To go to sleep as I sing a Lucky Song,
All the World will wait patiently for you all night long.
Thanks so much, Susan, for sharing this with us.
To find out more about Susan Marx and her wonderful read-aloud programs, you can visit her here:
Website: http://www.readaloudguide.com
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BEDTIME IS A WONDERFUL TIME TO READ ALOUD TO CHILDREN…BUT IT’S NOT THE ONLY TIME.
1. ON CAR RIDES
2. AT THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE
3. WAITING ON LINE AT THE GROCERY STORE
4. AT THE LIBRARY
5. ON A PICNIC
WHEN DO YOU READ ALOUD TO YOUR KIDS?
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VIVIAN KIRKFIELD - Writer for Children 