As the year ends, I especially want to send a special thanks to those who have helped me promote and grow Children’s Day, Book Day/El día de los niños, El día de los libros (Día) in 2015. GRACIAS to my … Continue reading →
Some ideas for sharing: Have students draw the book, or a few pages, as you read it aloud. Ask the students when and where they hear languages other than English. Do they like to learn new words in other languages? … Continue reading →
Take a Poetry Pause Listen to Pat read “Poinsettia” from her book Chants.
Continue reading →In the author note of my book Gracias~Thanks, I wrote, “Listing what I’m thankful for always makes me happy.” Advertisers spend billions at this time of year tempting us to think about what we don’t have. Hardly the Thanksgiving spirit, … Continue reading →
Listen to Pat read “Halloween” along with “Leaf Soup” from Confetti: Poems for Children.
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