For the classroom: Teaching with The Costume Trunk

Last week, we heard the FedEx truck pull up to the house. (Yes. My kids and I have been conditioned to know the sound of FedEx vs. UPS vs. the garbage truck.) I hesitantly opened the large envelope, tempted to hide what was inside, as Little's 2nd birthday is coming. I'm glad I didn't. Inside was one of the most beautifully illustrated imagination books I've seen. Little and I were pulled in to the pictures of ballerinas, princesses, pirates and bumblebees. The story celebrates a little girls' … [Read more...]