The last month of school! And also the last flyer for this school year. I'd best get on with it then... Elf You Are My Sunshine - These sweetly illustrated, but not too saccharine, and I love books of songs for kids. The rhythm and rhyme are great for literacy, they help you remember the words, … [Read more...]
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Scholastic Decoder: May 2014 Edition
May! Spring! Asian Heritage Month! Mothers' Day! All in this month's flyers... Elf Diary of a Bug pack - Imagined diaries of insects make up a series of three silly stories from the same author as Click Clack Moo – who knows from funny. These are a little more sophisticated, but grades 1 to 3 quite … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: April 2014
April! Wait, isn't it February? March pretty much whipped by around my place, between the break and a couple of nasty bugs, but hey! Sunshine outside and a lovely springy week ahead! Thank goodness April is here at last - and with it, new flyers. Elf The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: February 2014 Edition
February. The month of Valentine's Day, Black History Month, and the sinking feeling of discovering it's *still* stinking winter?! And, of course, another book club flyer... Elf How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? - I love this series. this is another example of teaching manners and so on done … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: January 2014 Edition
School's been back in for a whole week, so surely you've got flyers by now? Elf If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - This series jumped the shark a while back, but the first couple of them are quite cute and have a great structure. On its own, I highly recommend this one if … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: December 2013 Edition
December, omg. I don't know about you, but I'm up to my eyebrows in holiday stuff and still finishing up projects from the fall and hitting the wall with homework and and and... Ready for school break yet? Before we get there, one more set of book club flyers! Elf The Polar Express - This … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: November 2013 Edition
October was a runaway horse this year - can't believe November is already here, complete with the first holiday offerings! Here they are: Elf Who Has a Tail? - kids love guessing, and this animal guessing book based on tails is a fun one for a younger kid. The Night Before Christmas - I … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: October 2013 Edition
It's October, so pumpkins and ghosties are big... and some good stuff, too. Elf Counting Turkeys Pack - both these counting books features some pretty loopy birds, and are a lot of fun for seasonal counting and reading together. Firehouse - I'm a big fan of Mark Teague, and I like the dalmatian … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: September 2013 Edition
So school started this week... and soon enough, you'll be seeing those familiar Scholastic flyers. And now you'll know what to pick. You're welcome! Elf (Pre-K - K) My First Library - sometimes the packs are a fine balance of the good stuff and the weak spots, but this set is full of very good … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: June 2013 Edition
The last flyer of the year! And let's get on with it promptly, since your teachers probably want those back soon so they can get the shipments in before the - gulp - end of the year! lf You Are My Sunshine - a cute version of the little love song, done in board book form for sharing with tiny … [Read more...]
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