This week is Children’s Book Week, and you know I love that! I’m excited to partner up with some other amazing bloggers to get you “in the mood” for celebrating the week with us!
We’re big into reading both at my house and in my classroom. When I’m reading on my own, I like science fiction and mystery books. When I’m reading with kids, though, I have a much wider range! Apparently, I have a lot of favorite kids’ books — one of my students last year even called me out on it when I was introducing a new book. I said, “this is one of my favorite books” and he replied, “you sure do have a lot of favorite books, Ms. Mary Catherine!” I can’t say that he’s wrong!
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WHAT WE’RE READING IN PRESCHOOL
Right now, my favorite books for my preschool kiddos pertain to camping, flowers, and kindergarten . . .
WHAT WE’RE READING AT HOME
Engineer has a variety of favorite books, as well. Honestly, he’s spoiled by my giant collection of children’s books (along with all of the books he calls his own). Right now, he’s really into books about Spider-Man and Transformers, with a few chapter books thrown in there. He also has some picture books he comes back to again and again!
If you’re interested in some fun and engaging activities related to awesome children’s books, please check out my Book-Inspired Activities post. It links up to 10 activities that sprang from reading books with kiddos.
What about you? What are your favorite books to read with your children? What are some of your kids’ favorite books to read or listen to? I’m always looking for new book ideas, so please share in the comments below!! 🙂
Check out the wonderful book-related activities below, too! If you’re a blogger, feel free to share your own. The more the merrier (and the more fun ideas we can share)!
Shared at We Made That Wednesday, Kids Co-Op
Loving all the great book ideas! We love to read and are always looking for new books and some creative inspiration for book activities! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by, Shelly! 🙂 We’re the same way at my house — it’s always fun to find new books. 🙂
Love seeing what other families are reading. We have been sharing our weekly favorites through a Project 101 – Weekly Library Challenge where I share our favorite books from the library each week. I also featured this post in my Weekly Kid’s Co-Op Summer Reading List. http://jennifischer.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-weekly-kids-co-op-summer-reading.html
It’s no secret that reading increases your vocabulary and improves your spelling, but did you know that reading increases your vocabulary more than talking or direct teaching? Reading forces us to look at words that we might not have seen or heard recently at the pub. In fact, language in children’s books are likely to be more sophisticated than your average conversation.
Reading is an excellent way of helping us develop our writing skills and improve our creativity. Many of the answers and solutions to our problems can be solved by reading and learning and now with the advancement of technology and the internet, websites and e-books the wealth of knowledge and information is limitless and readily available to us all at the touch of a button.