Sentences with phrase «in some picture books about»

For parents who can't get past the saccharine sentiments expressed in some picture books about love, You Are...

A little - known, can - do woman shines in this picture book about Katherine Olivia Sessions, who planned the lush garden of the 1915 Panama - California Exposition.

Not exact matches

Learn more about what Carroll has to say on life and the universe in his new book, «The Big Picture».

Everyone has personal favorites, and I would like to close with a few of the books I have enjoyed with my children: Noel Streatfield's books about families with dancing children, including Ballet Shoes and Dancing Shoes; Cotton in My Sack and Indian Captive, books of historical fiction by Lois Lenski; the hilarious picture book Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman; the gentle moral tale of Rose, «who didn't work any harder than she had to»; Seven Loaves of Bread, by Ferida Wolf; and the accurate depictions of family life in both Joanna Harrison's When Mom Turned into a Monster and Jean van Leeuwen's delightful Oliver and Amanda Pig stories.

The book of Judges pictures a time when Israel was a loose confederation of tribes, scattered about in Canaan, oppressed by the Canaanite city - states and by other tribal groups who swept in from the desert or from the seacoast.

Of course I also spend time taking pictures of the beautiful world, spending time with my wife, reading books or magazines, playing video games, enjoying a great meal, engaging in citizen scientist projects, spending time in thought or contemplation about the universe or our planet, or in other words generally loving and enjoying life!

On some level I was reacting to the fact that most of the Jewish picture books in my home feel like they're about someone else.

I am absolutely loving your book 2, as the first one, I love the recipes and all your explanations about healthy life, the lovely pictures, I am really enjoying with them and with cooking... the books are incredible both, as your blog, recipes, and all you post in social media..

But starting at about 15 months, children become interested in looking at picture books, either with Mom or Dad or alone.

The AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) «advises parents of young children that reading aloud and talking about pictures and words in age - appropriate books can strengthen language skills...

When you read, pause and ask questions or make comments about the pictures and the things that happen in the book, and just as importantly, listen to your child's answers.

(It's thick but readable, and tells you everything you need to know about your entire financial picture; in fact, if you read this single book, you've got pretty much all you need to know)

I would show him his baby book as every kid loves looking at pictures of himself as infant and be matter of fact about how he grew in his other mother's tummy.

18 Picture Books about Loving Families in All Forms from Barefoot Mommy.

We got lots of picture books from the library about having a new baby and being a big sister that we would read before bedtime in the months leading up to that baby being born.

I don't think I'm over the top about our book «system» now (sadly, half of our adult books sit in the musty basement, having their shelves taken over by picture and board books)- but there is just enough order to them so that, hopefully, we'll know where to find something when we look for it.

Instead, when you have some quiet downtime, read picture books together about feelings; look at photos of people and talk about the feelings you see on their faces; brainstorm together about what to do when you're hurt that someone doesn't want to play with you, when you're angry that a friend grabbed your toy, when you're scared in bed after lights out.

standard at our house, and when my little one toddles up to me, book in hand, I'll plop down on the floor in whatever room I'm in and take a few minutes to read a book and talk about the pretty pictures.

Although she can't read independently yet, she will sit and tell me stories from the backseat about the pictures in her book.

Sometimes, instead of reading the actual words in the book, you can simply talk about the pictures on each page.

Use the front cover of the book to look at the llama in the picture and talk about what you notice.

Encourage your toddler to find things around the house (or pictures in a book or photo album) to show baby and tell her all about them.

We would definitely recommend reading picture books about starting school to introduce children to this new experience, it's a huge milestone in their life!

Step 3: Touch simple pictures and talk softly as you label and talk about the objects in the book.

My brother and sister - in - law have been laying the ground work by letting Abbie pick out picture books about using the potty featuring her favorite characters.

«In the great green room, there was a telephone and a red balloon and a picture of -» There is something calming about reading this book to my children with its simple rhyming text and sing song rhythm.

«But our findings show that reading picture books with kids exposes them to information about animals in a way that allows children to readily apply this knowledge more broadly.

«It was much more helpful to see the moves done in front of you versus reading about how to do them, or looking at a picture in a book or magazine.»

Jen, This transformation is awesome.I know you want to sell it at the market but, what about using this in your playroom filled with books or items from around the world.Your picture in the phone booth in London above.

Also on board is an audio commentary from» 09 — Disney, alas, has dropped the picture - in - picture option that made this a full - blown «Cine - Explore feature» on the PE — teaming Leonard Maltin with Disney animator («and unashamed animation geek») Eric Goldberg and film historian J.B. Kaufman, who at the time was writing a book about the making of Pinocchio that finally got published in 2015.

by Roland Laird with Taneshia Nash Laird Illustrated by Elihu «Adofo» Bay Foreword by Charles Johnson Sterling Publishing Paperback, $ 14.95 240 pages, illustrated ISBN: 978 -1-4027-6226-0 Book Review by Kam Williams «One of the invaluable features of Still I Rise, the first cartoon history of black America, is the wealth of information it provides about the marginalized — and often suppressed — political, economic and cultural contributions black people have made on this continent since the 17th C... Using pictures, it transports us back through time, enabling us to see how dependent American colonists were on the agricultural sophistication of African slaves and indentured servants; how blacks fought and died for freedom during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars; and how, in ways both small and large, black genius shaped the evolution of democracy, the arts and sciences, and the English language in America, despite staggering racial and social obstacles.

Based (very loosely) on the non-fiction book Imperial Life in the Emerald City, the filmmakers took a political book about the American occupation and turned it into a middling action picture.

And while the subject matter of children and young teenagers fighting one another to the death may lead some parents to think twice about bringing their own kids to the picture, the movie is sure to top the box office as well as produce sequels (two books remain to be adapted) in the future.

The best thing about this film are the young leads, Sophie Nélisse (Monsieur Lazhar), as Liesl — pictured in the poster, above, and the «book thief» of the title — and Nico Liersch, as Rudy, her neighbor and friend.

After a quasi-lecture about his history with the film in Georgetown University's Healy Hall, we've walked through classrooms, courtyards and churches that all played significant roles in the making of the picture and the book that inspired it.

New interview with director Martin Rosen New interview with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro about the film's importance in animation history Picture - in - picture storyboard for the entire film «Defining a Style,» a 2005 featurette about the film's aesthetic Trailer PLUS: An essay by comic book writer GerarPicture - in - picture storyboard for the entire film «Defining a Style,» a 2005 featurette about the film's aesthetic Trailer PLUS: An essay by comic book writer Gerarpicture storyboard for the entire film «Defining a Style,» a 2005 featurette about the film's aesthetic Trailer PLUS: An essay by comic book writer Gerard Jones

Chit - chat with a teenage drug mule, a confused expression during a duologue, screaming in horror at a baby picture — no matter how you leave this movie, Phoenix will probably the best thing about it, an actor tearing up the screen and showing us every trick in the book.

In a mere 90 minutes this horror film (pun intended) casts serious aspersions on the integrity and social responsibility of its Pittsburgh - based makers, the film industry as a whole and [exhibitors] who book [the picture], as well as raising doubts about the future of the regional cinema movement and about the moral health of filmgoers who cheerfully opt for this unrelieved orgy of sadism.»

«But I thought about the silver lining in things... It gives us an opportunity to talk about the importance of the picture book.»

Resources includes a list of recommended picture books, suggestions for sharing picture books with small children, art activities for children to do at home or in the classroom, and information about Eric Carle.

A teacher in the audience asked the panel about a recent New York Times article, which declared the picture book dead, and how to respond to parents seriously questioning whether to skip picture books in favor of other materials.

The pack includes: A long colourful display banner A display border with colourful Hermit crabs An A4 word card to use when writing about the story and sea creatures A title poster for display Word and picture cards of the different sea creatures in the story Word cards with words relating to the story on sea shells Sea creature flash cards Sea creature fact cards with simple facts about the sea creatures in the story Tracing pattern worksheets Match the label to the correct sea creature worksheet Colour photographs of different sea creatures and underwater scenes - great for discussion and displays Design a new house for Hermit crab worksheet Label the sea creatures worksheets A Hermit crab fact book to make and complete Fact posters about Hermit crabs with colour photographs Sequencing picture cards for the story Cut and paste sequence worksheet What happens next worksheets My favourite part of the story worksheet Comparing my house to Hermit crabs house worksheet - with different version for different abilities Cut and paste the months of the year with pictures of the corresponding sea creature Month cards for display with corresponding sea creatures Beginning, middle and end worksheet Count the different sea creatures on the shell worksheets An alphabet line on Hermit crabs A number line to 30 on different sea creatures A crab face mask to make - in colour and black and white Writing paper with themed borders Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves.

Idea 1: For younger students: Have students create a picture book about the animal and plant life in or near local rivers.

You can also check the Youtube video I made on the same topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D66r8guvfDc Some ideas how to use it in class: - Simply read the story to French beginners - Work out the meaning of the book in pairs with the pictures as an aid - Show them the first two pages and identify patterns (which tense is it / what are the endings of the imperfect)- Only show the picture and ask the students to write a sentence about it in the imperfect tense following the same pattern (then show them the possible answer)- Ask them to create a similar book in the IT suite or for homework Please do not hesitate to share more ideas in the messages below!

Maybe you're not quite sure how to talk with your kids about an exhibition in the same way you would about a picture book or a favorite TV show.

Hibernation - find out about different animal that hibernate over Winter Literacy resources Snowflake alphabet Book review Worksheets - various worksheets about the story, Winter and the characters Word searches Writing pages - various pages to photocopy for the children to write and colour in the borders Writing sheets Hibernation worksheets Worksheets - Signs of Autumn, Winter and Spring worksheets Acrostic poem Art and crafts Animal paw prints - use the cards to copy the paw prints in the sand tray or in the snow Tracing picture Colouring worksheets Winter scene worksheet Animal puppets to make Animal masks - black and white masks of the different animals in the story Games Bingo - a colourful picture bingo game Snowman building game - throw the die and collect the different parts of your snowman Hibernation game - throw a die and turn over a card to see how many hedgehogs are hibernating under the pile of leaves Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves.

Children explore picture books that reinforce thinking skills, engage in role playing, and talk to teachers, aides and volunteers about how they benefit from thinking about their thinking.

The pack includes: A long colourful display banner A cute display border with pictures of frogs and lily pads A Power Point about the life cycle of the frog - there are two different versions of this for younger / SEN children and older children Display labels with sentences about the different stages of the life cycle 10 question cards to add to add to displays A game to collect the missing parts of the sequence of a frog growing Life cycle posters showing the full life cycle - these are in colour and back and white Picture dominoes game A collection of songs and rhymes about frogs Spinner game - spin the special spinner and collect the missing parts of the life cycle Topic word cards to add to your display Frog jigsaws to cut out and reassemble Large arrows to add to your display to show the life cycle Large display pictures of the different stages of the life cycle of a frog - these are in colour and also black and white Matching pairs game Large pictures of different plants to use when creating a pond display Question worksheet - answer the questions about the life cycle Sequence woksheets in black and white and colour Sequence cards showing the different stages of the life cycle Counting worksheet - count how many tadpoles there are in each pond Wordsearches - 2 different life cycle themed wordsearches Word border sheet in colour and black and white - great for poetry writing or adding to the writing area A life cycle of a frog book to make Fact posters showing pictures and information about the different stages Colour photographs of the frog life cycle and different frogs Frog counting cards up to 10 A fact writing woksheet about frogs Large cute frog pictures and lily pads - great to use for numeracy activities Odd and even frog number line Number maze worksheets - follow the numbers to lead the frog to the lily pad A day in the pond worksheet A number line on frogs Phonemes on tadpoles Size ordering worksheets Frog colour posters An A4 word mat with words and pictures - great to use when writing about the life cycle of a frog Number bingo with cute frog pictures

The pack includes: Powerpoint - A Powerpoint about the festival of Hanukkah - when it is, what is eaten, how it is celebrated - the pages could also be printed off to enable you to create a class book for the children to read Photographs - Colour photos of a Menorah, a Dreidel, Hanukkah Gelt and people lighting the Menorah candles - great to add to your displays or for discussion Word cards Fact cards - Fact cards about the festival of Hanukkah Display banners - 2 different large titles for displays «Happy Hanukkah» and «Hanukkah» each with Hanukkah themed pictures Display border - A colourful display border with Hanukkah themed pictures - this can be printed as many times as you need to use on a display border of any size Writing pages - A collection of decorated A4 border pages - great for the children's work or to add to your writing area at Hanukkah Colour page border - A collection of colour A4 border pages - a great way to quickly display the children's work Colour posters - A set of A4 information posters with pictures of Gelt money, Menorah, Dreidel and Potato Latkes Display lettering - Large letters spelling «Hanukkah» which are decorated with pictures linked to Hanukkah - Great for a larger display Hanukkah story - The Hanukkah story for you to read aloud to the children Colouring posters - A collection of posters for the children to colour - these could also be printed smaller for the children to use on their Hanukkah cards Bookmarks - A collection of Hanukkah themed bookmarks for the children to cut out and colour Number line - A number line to 50 on colourful Dreidels Alphabet line - An alphabet line on candles - this could also be used for other festivals or a part of a birthday display Colour posters - A4 posters with pictures of images associated with Hanukkah Songs and rhymes - A collection of decorated song sheets with songs and rhymes about Hanukkah including two number rhymes Recipe - A photo recipe to make Latke cakes - a popular Hanukkah dish - the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays Dreidel game - A Dreidel spinner to cut out and play the game of Dreidel Make a Dreidel - A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions Hanukkah cards Acrostic poem Maths worksheet - Count the number of Dreidels Addition worksheet - Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting - Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets - Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities - Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about Hanukkah

A collection of resources for Harvest Festival and a simple Powerpoint which would be great to use for an Assembly A long «Harvest Festival» banner and a «Harvest» banner Large letters each decorated with ears of corn - great to use for a larger display Various display borders - print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size Decorated cards with songs and rhymes about Harvest Festival Topic word cards Information cards about Harvest Festival - each card is decorated with pictures of fruit and vegetables Large colour pictures of harvest foods - these are in colour and also in black and white so could be used for art work A4 work borders in black and white and colour - these could be used for writing borders or to mount the childrens work A Powerpoint about Harvest Festival - the pages of this could also be printed to make into a book A number rhyme card and props to use when singing the rhyme - «On the Farmers Apple Tree» A fruit and vegetable matching pairs game A Harvest themed picture bingo game Colour photos of Harvest, Fruit and Vegetables etc - great for displays and for discussion Harvest themed colouring sheets