As a preschool teacher, there is no greater job that watching a child fully immersed into a good book. It is fun to make a story "come alive" and stimulate the GREATEST entertainment center.....a child's imagination! I make sure to include many books in my curriculum to read to reinforce the theme/concept that our preschoolers are learning that day. Books that inform, books that tell history, books that help reinforce proper behavior and books that make you giggle are a few of my favorite kinds of books that I love to read to the kids.
One of my "classic" books that I read to my preschool students is the "Animal Alphabet" book by Mary Rice Hopkins. http://www.maryricehopkins.com
This beautifully illustrated book teaches the letters of the alphabet and associates them with animals that children love. Mary Rice Hopkins also has music that accompanies her books, so we have fun singing the Animal Alphabet song as we read the book. Children show their "thumbs up" when we reach a letter that is in their name. It is key to help engage all learning styles; visual, auditory and kinestetic while teaching and this book involves all three.
Washington State Books Make It Better is benefiting some amazing areas in our local and international community!
We are partnering with Evergreen Christian Community Outreach, Hands and Feet to put books in the hands of families that are going through hardships.
Find out more about Evergreen Christian Community Hands and Feet, click on the link below:
We have also adopted a school in our community to help with their literacy needs.
Washington State Reach Out and Read is an active and successful program in the state and we are so thrilled to partner with their cause. http://www.reachoutandreadwa.org/ Also, Dr. Kelly Blair based out of Joint Base Lewis/McCord will be connecting BMIB books with areas of need in our close military community. He is also requesting books to be sent to Africa on the Mercy Ships. http://www.mercyships.org/pages/about-us
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