Category: early childhood

early childhood · family · memories · wn entry

Stacey’s M.M. Post: Baseball

Stacey Shubitz4 Comments

"Peanuts for sale! Get your fresh hot-roasted peanuts for sale!" I hollered. "How much?" asked my Grandfather, indulging my childhood play. "Fifty cents," I replied. "Oh, that's a good deal Morris. Buy two!" My grandmother replied. "Here's one dollar Staceleh," my grandfather said. "Thank you sir," I said as I handed him the imaginary bags… Continue reading Stacey’s M.M. Post: Baseball

artifact · early childhood · memories · primary grades · seed ideas · writing workshop

Memory Boxes

Stacey Shubitz5 Comments

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge was published in 1985, when I was in third grade. However, my third grade teacher never read it to me, nor did my fourth or my fifth. In fact, I hadn't even heard of this Mem Fox Book until last week when my mother-in-law, a former first and third grade teacher… Continue reading Memory Boxes

early childhood · publishing · small moment

Publishing Small Moment Stories in Kindergarten

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I had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours at P.S. 171, my old school, yesterday when I was in NYC taking care of some wedding planning. During the time I was there, I attended the Kindergarteners first publishing party in Tiffany Colon (one of my former student teachers) and Kim Ciccone's Class. I… Continue reading Publishing Small Moment Stories in Kindergarten