Now's The Time

to enter a contest for your school to win a visit from author Jan Brett and take a look at her newest book, "The Easter Egg." For more information about this and other contests - such as to win lunch on the Jan Brett tour bus (which is totally the cutest tour bus EVER), an Easter egg hand-painted by the author, or a copy of "The Easter Egg" for your school - click on the posting title to go to www.janbrett.com - click on "Contests" to learn more!

Curiosity Day

Honor author, H.A. Rey - who along with his wife Margret, authored the Curious George series, by holding a "Curiosity Day" this fall in your classroom. You can prepare to celebrate the famous monkey's natural inquisitiveness by clicking on the posting title and downloading a free event kit which includes a planning calendar, book lists, games, coloring pages, decorating ideas, and much, much more!

First Day Book

In this picture book, "Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School," Amelia hops on the bus and later glues herself to her classroom seat - on the very first day of school!

Download a free teaching guide to all the Amelia Bedelia books by clicking on the posting title.

Read Across America Day

March 2, 2009, is Read Across America Day (an NEA project). For the latest information, details about events happening around the country, booklists, a resource kit, and more, visit the site attached to the posting title. Happy Reading!

Celebrating 40 Years

March 20, 2009, is Very Hungry Caterpillar Day!



Click on the posting title to be directed to a site where you can request an activity kit to share Eric Carle's classic story with your students. The activity kit includes: 40th Anniversary Poster, Reproducible Activities, Temporary Tattoos, A Happy Anniversary card to send to Eric Carle, and curriculum connections for the classroom. There are also links for activities that go along with other books published by Penguin.

Elf Glyphs

My plan was to post more often with this blog! I thought for sure I'd have the time to research topics and come up with ideas, pull from my archives - but I find myself taking this from a friend's blog - thank you Rebecca! My December post is long over due and classrooms are running out of time!

You can find the patterns and rules to make your elf glyphs at www.mathwire.com. Send along an email of your finished projects if you decide to do them!

Eric Carle's a Blogger

How exciting! Click on the posting title to check it out!