sequencing

Picture Books to Teach Sequencing & Beginning, Middle, and End

It’s important to teach sequencing to kids. Use picture books as mentor texts to teach sequence including beginning, middle, and end. Sequencing is part of the Common Core Reading Standards. Understanding a story’s sequence helps kids when they need to retell the events in the story. It also helps kids predict what happens next because […]

Learning Valentine’s Day Crafts

Why not give your Valentine’s Day crafts a learning twist? 4- 7 year olds: Get out your old magazines and cut out big letters for this cutting and gluing home-made Valentine’s Day card craft. 7 – 10 year olds: Print out a craft. Cut up the directions into different strips of paper. Mix up the […]

Write a Sequence Story With Stencils

Hands down, Usborne Stencil Cards rule the stencil universe. I use them in writing classes and my kids use them weekly for their creative stories. Why? They’re indestructible! And, frankly, if you can write and easily illustrate a story, it makes the writing process much easier. Use the animal stencils to make a sequential story. […]