Scissor Skills Workbook for 2 Year Old and Older Kids by MamTalk Publishing
Genre: Children, craft/skills bookSource: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
One thing I liked at the beginning is that we have a page
that explains why this type of activity is important for kids. Right below that
are rules for parents to share with their child about using scissors. They can
read them, and demonstrate the rule. As a middle grades teacher I still have to
go over these rules with my students at times. This book reminded me of papers
I got the first time I took a sewing class. They are simple lines to teach kids
the beginning cutting movements. They
begin to get more complicated. Finally they get to picture that use those basic
movements to cut out the picture. If you
are an adult who has to cut something more than a straight line then this would
be great practice for your as well. Great starter for using scissors.
Springtime Rhymes for Kids: Poetry about Spring by MamTalk Publishing
Genre: Children's Picture Book, PoetrySource: I purchased a copy
I purchased this book to see what else this company had to
offer. I was not disappointed. This is a book of discovery about spring. The
words are lyrical in their rhyming. Then
there are the pages that have small pictures about individual items found. For
example on the page where they show flowers that bloom you have them identified
as “D” is for Daffodil, “T” is for Tulip. So we have a list of words to teach
children to pronounce. Did I mention the beautiful and bright pictures? Since I
teach in a K-8 school I think these books would be perfect for our pre-k or
kindergarten classes.