Read Aloud
Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read. -Marilyn Jager Adams I grew up in a family of realtors and often heard the adage “location,...The Eclectic Apple: Teaching, Parenting, Learning – A Lesson From the Garden Center
A Lesson From the Garden Center In an earlier post, I wrote that I work part-time at a prominent garden center; specifically, for the spring season. I really enjoy working there, because I get to work a cash register. I get a discount on flowers for my garden, and I...The Eclectic Apple: Teaching, Parenting, Learning – A is for Apple
A is for Apple Every spring I work at a prominent garden center, which is close to my home. I enjoy working with the people, the flowers, and the cash register. It is so different from what I do every day, and somehow, I find it quite relaxing. There are also other...The Eclectic Apple: Teaching, Parenting, Learning – Believe
Believe Alice: This is impossible. Mad Hatter: Only if you believe it is. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is a wonderful story of imagination and the making of the impossible, possible. It is a story that is sometimes (seemingly) a bit obscure and also hints...