Posts by stephaniecooper
Author and Illustrator Eric Carle
I love Eric Carle’s works! I like his stories and I am fascinated by his style of illustrating. So, I wanted to share this love with my preschoolers! This week we delighted in his books! One of the kids’ favorites was “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” which Eric Carle illustrated. We read…
Read MoreLucky St. Patrick’s Day!
What a LUCKY week we had celebrating St. Patrick’s Day! A little leprechaun left these golden treats for our little preschoolers to enjoy! Holiday *magic* is so exciting! This week we learned about Saint Patrick and that he used the clover or shamrock to teach the people in Ireland a long time ago. We had…
Read MoreEaster!
What a special treat this March with St. Patrick’s Day and Easter back-to-back! So much fun for preschoolers! We started the week by reading lots of Easter stories including many about Easter eggs. Since we’re learning about authors during the month of March, we pointed out the author and illustrator of the stories we read…
Read MoreAuthor and Illustrator Jan Brett
For our last author week, we learned about Jan Brett. She is an extremely talented children’s author and illustrator and has written so many wonderful books. The stories are fascinating and the illustrations are so life-like! Her books are intriguing to both young and old. Since we learned about Jan Brett right after Easter, we…
Read MoreNursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales- “3”
April is our month to learn about Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales. This week we learned about the stories and rhymes that had “3” in them: “Three Blind Mice,” “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,” “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” “Rub-A-Dub Dub,” and “The Three Billy Goats Gruff,”. Hands down, the overall favorite was “Three Little Kittens”! …
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