I Don't Understand
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“All this talk about baseball makes me want to play. Too bad we can’t go outside; it’s raining really hard Chris.”
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About the Book
Join Tommy and Chris as they try to understand the meaning of figurative language. The two boys explore commonly used phrases and explain their meaning. This story is an adorable twist on teaching kids how to better understand figure of speech at the early elementary age. It’s a great way to introduce to early kindergartners or a great review for the MEAP for elementary age students.
About the Author
Amanda Saffiedine is the third eldest of seven; she was always surrounded by younger children. This fueled her passion to become an elementary teacher. Amanda graduate from Wayne State University at the age of twenty-one with a major in Social Studies and a minor in Elementary education in the spring and was hired as a full-time teacher come fall. Amanda taught for three years before she gave up her career to be a stay at home mom. Amanda’s daughter is the inspiration for her desire to write children’s book. After reading to her daughter every night Amanda realized that this contributed to her daughters’ early and advanced language skills. Now Amanda wants to share their love of reading with her very own book collection. (if possible I have attached a photo to use on this page.