Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see? I see a sensory bin waiting for me!! One of the very best books for young children is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (words by Bill Martin Jr and colourful illustrations by Eric Carle). The predictability, pattern and repetitive text paired with simple colours […]
Printable Three Little Pigs Storytelling Puppets
Oh, we have been having fun this week with these Three Little Pigs storytelling props! There has been much huffing and puffing! And wonderful story making and sharing. I love puppets and storytelling props for their potential for wonderfully engaged literacy learning, imaginative play and social development, and these props are available as a free […]
Stamp & Spell Literacy Play
This post is by regular contributor Kylie Gardner of Octavia & Vicky. While we were on holiday recently my four year old daughter, Pebble, watched her Great Nana, Nana and cousin play Scrabble. It made me think about the neglected Scrabble box sitting in our cupboard at home and how we could use the letter […]
Fun Literacy Activity: DIY Zoo Hunt for Kids
This post is by regular contributor Kylie Gardner of Octavia & Vicky. One sunny and crisp wintery day I took my three year old daughter ‘Pebble’ on a little day out to the zoo with friends. We had taken her to the zoo once before and it was a little overwhelming – too many things […]
Popular Posts of 2011: Top Literacy Spots
The Literacy Spot series highlighted one simple idea each week for playing around with literacy with young children. And the most popular Literacy Spot posts were… Routines with Printable Picture Cards Nursery Rhymes Felt Board Stories 10 Pre-Writing Activities for Under 5s Labels Playing With Letters See the complete Literacy Spot series here or check […]
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