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[kiwimade64]

morning ladies Another busy day here for us.

As an ex teacher I can tell you illustrations are so important for children when it comes to reading. It helps them to unpack the story. I would go through the pictures with them first asking them to tell me what they thought the story was about. This gives them clues to unknown words and helps them figure it out. Then after we have read the story, we reflect on their first interpretations of the pictures and see how accurate they were. The cover is also important. The picture on the cover is always in the story and leads into discussion of the author and illustrator. When it came to writing their own stories, I would always tell them they were authors and illustrators, even if it was only one sentence. I have a passion for teaching reading and those 'light bulb' moments were awesome. Especially when a child would click that they too, could write stories and it wasn't 'other people'.

Only a quarter of the mulch was moved yesterday. No time for it today so hopefully tomorrow. I need to get it off the grass before it builds up heat and kills the grass.

Happy crafting