I can barely believe that summer is drawing to an end! One can only hope for a nice long autumn. Autumn can be a beautiful time of year here in the upper peninsula of Michigan. Because of a large amount of maples, oaks, birch,and elm, as well as evergreens, the variations in the colors of the trees is amazing. I especially love the bright reds, and there are years they are plentiful, and many years sadly, that they are almost non existent. I just saw a few posts from people on my personal Facebook page with photos of the leaves already turning to orange, gold, and even some red! But it's too early!
My daughter who is a third grade teacher is now busy in her classroom or at home doing school related things. It's a busy time of year for teachers! I hope they can all somehow have a wonderful school year, both students and teachers! I know school has already started in many places, for my area however, school starts the day after Labor Day. Still that is drawing near! Where is summer going?
I like to pass along some of my teacher T-shirts, bags, and other teacher related gift items this time of year. Whether it's your first year teaching or the 25th, whether you teach kindergarten, fifth grade, or high school, and whether you need a T-shirt, mug, or bag, we have you covered at Peacock Cards!
Zazzle has a sale going on now through August 12, 2018, get 15% off sitewide! Use code ZAUGUSTSITEZ at checkout in the "Promo Code/Gift Card" box!
Shop my TEACHER STORE on Zazzle!
Enjoy your school year!
Check out these fun, colorful, and very handy teacher tote bags!
Here's some great T-shirts for teachers!
These classroom posters have been very popular over the years! I'd love to see the classrooms that each one purchased resides in!
Inspirational quotes mugs that are perfect teacher gifts!
And some other cute and handy teacher gifts!
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Saturday, August 11, 2018
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Reading Rocks!
Do you read to your child? Does your child read to you?
There is ample research demonstrating that reading aloud to young children promotes their development of language and other emergent literacy skills (e.g., Adams, 1990; Sénéchal & Levre, 2002; Snow, Burns, & Griffin, 1998; Storch & Whitehurst, 2001) which in turn helps children getting ready for school (e.g., Ezell & Justice, 2005; Snow, Burns, & Griffin, 1998).
Studies show that children who are read to from an earlier age have better language development and tend to have better language scores later in life. And of course, reading with your child reinforces that reading is pleasurable as it's something you are doing together and enjoy. So help your child by reading to them from an early age and getting them to be interested in books, to spark their imagination, and to help them develop language, reading, and spelling skills that will last them a lifetime.
There are so many wonderful books for kids. Some of the books my grandson loved when he was around two to three years old were the Mercer Mayer books, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, and the Berenstain Bears. At four he loved all the Froggy books including Froggy Goes to School, where Froggy goes to school in his underwear but then realizes it's just a dream. Now that he's five, almost six, he loves the Magic Tree House books. Mom or dad reads him a few chapters each night before he drifts off to sleep, dreaming of the dragons, vikings, or knights that he just read about.
Teachers and schools promote reading in children by offering rewards such as pizza parties or trinkets. They know the importance of having a child enjoy reading. The real reward is in the benefits your child will reap throughout his life through reading.
Check out some of our reading design T-shirts, mugs, buttons, stickers, and other items at Peacock Cards.
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