29 May, 2009
Unicorns are Real
Posted by teacherjulie @ 11:08 pm
Shelved under Being a (Special Ed) Teacher, Bits and Pieces, Books, Interesting tidbits, Lessons in Life, Parenting, Photo Hunters, Snapshots

We love books and here in my other Photo Hunt entry is a part of our home library.

If I will be asked to choose a favorite book, I surely would have a hard time choosing a personal favorite. Here are links to the books I have featured in this blog.

But from a teacher’s point of view (well, I am after all a special education teacher AND a homeschooling mom) I would definitely choose the book “Unicorns are Real” by Barbara Meister Vitale.

The book basically introduces great learning drills to help children with learning problems.

The book also encourages parents and educators to be more creative in teaching their children the necessary skills to be able to overcome the challenges that they must face in the classroom setting. Adaptations to the learning style of the child is encouraged.

I leave you with this page from the book:

Here are  more detailed posts about how a mom blogger friend used the book to help her child succeed and graduate as a Magna cum laude.

Have a great weekend, everyone and I hope to finish “Hour Game” by David Baldacci this weekend :)

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30 May, 2009 @ 3:09 am
Annie said:

This sounds like such a wonderful book – thanks for sharing about it!

30 May, 2009 @ 5:55 am
Photo Cache said:

Great post.

Oh I have long abandoned the joys of reading because of time constraints. Hope to find the time to resume reading soon.

30 May, 2009 @ 9:50 am
RJ Flamingo said:

What a lovely post, Julie. It must be so rewarding to do what you do. You know that books aren’t just for the students!:-)

My ”Books” entry is really cooking this week. Hope you can stop by!

30 May, 2009 @ 10:58 am
sassy mom said:

Looks loke an interesting read, juls! Happy weekend!

30 May, 2009 @ 12:38 pm
Rach (Heart of Rachel) said:

Thank you for sharing this interesting book. I enjoyed reading the page you shared. A rich imagination can foster creative thinking.

30 May, 2009 @ 12:56 pm
gengen said:

Your entries are cool. Happy weekend. TC

30 May, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
Cindy said:

Aloha Julie,
Thank you for visiting! Yes I must admit there are some great Hawaiiana books that many would love to get their hands on:)
Happy Hunting!
Cindy O

30 May, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
napaboaniya said:

I’m sure this book benefits lots with it’s contents :)

30 May, 2009 @ 4:12 pm
eastcoastlife said:

This is a truly wonderful book to recommend to my friends who have young kids.
Happy weekend Julie!

30 May, 2009 @ 4:41 pm
liz said:

What a great title and poem. I bet you’re a wonderful teacher!

30 May, 2009 @ 4:43 pm
Lynn said:

I haven’t read this but I used to collect miniature unicorns when I was in high school. :)

30 May, 2009 @ 4:43 pm
Gmirage said:

Hi teach, I’ve been here for some minutes na at hindi makatype ng comment, nauna ka pa sa akin lol. I love books that help kids to learn, mejo ayaw ko lang ito about unicorn lol. Anyway if you recommended it then it must really be good! Happy weekend!

30 May, 2009 @ 6:04 pm
jams O'Donnell said:

What an excellent take on this week’s theme. Happy weekend!

30 May, 2009 @ 7:01 pm
luna miranda said:

i knew it—unicorns are real! :D

wow, you’re homeschooling your kids! that’s awesome!

30 May, 2009 @ 10:19 pm
Carver said:

Great take on the theme. That looks like a fabulous book for teaching. I’ve always love unicorns. My father used to make up unicorn stories that the neighborhood children would come to listen to as well as his own children. I guess when we had sleep overs the children who heard them liked them so much they asked if they could come over for his stories even when we weren’t having sleepovers. I wish he would have written them down. I love the idea of your book which is so good at teaching children with learning needs having the unicorn as a symbol.

30 May, 2009 @ 11:03 pm
YTSL said:

Have you read R F Delderfield’s “To Serve Them All My Days”? One of my favorite books of all time — with a main character who’s an inspirational human being and teacher! :)

30 May, 2009 @ 11:17 pm
Sue said:

It sounds like a wonderful book :)

31 May, 2009 @ 1:09 am
Karen @ If I Could Escape said:

Aww, that is lovely. Happy weekend and thanks for dropping by my blog!

31 May, 2009 @ 7:26 am
NitWit1 said:

Thanks for the photo and explanations. I have a retired 2nd cousin who taught special ed for many years.

My post:
http://cowardscorner-nitwit1.blogspot.com

31 May, 2009 @ 9:57 am
expatraveler said:

sounds great to me!

31 May, 2009 @ 11:13 am
srp said:

My favorite book for older children and young adults is by Lois Lowry… The Giver. Nice shot and I love the poem.
My books are up here.

31 May, 2009 @ 2:54 pm
Carin said:

Lovely poem Julie. Thanks for sharing.

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