These corner bookmarks allow your little bookworm to be creative while also developing fine motor skills – and they’re perfect for holding your place in a good story!
Supplies:
Square-shaped piece of paper
Paper, stickers, markers or crayons for decorating
Glue, tape or other adhesives
Instructions:
Place a square piece of paper on a table or other flat surface.
Follow the folding instructions in this video to create a bookmark.
Let imaginations run wild! Use paper, stickers, crayons or markers to transform the bookmark into a customized critter.
The headline of a recent national news story caught my attention – it read, “The battle over school recess.” The story profiles what seems to be an increasingly common issue – schools faced with pressures to increase test scores are tempted to reduce or eliminate recess altogether to spend more time focusing on the “Three Rs”: reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic. Understandable? Sure. This certainly isn’t the first time I’ve heard the importance of recess being called into question. But every…
