I loved learning one of the possible origins of maneki-neko. The story of the beckoning cat is similar to many Western folktales where a poor person shows kindness to an animal and is rewarded for it. This makes it a good introduction to Japanese folktales (some of which can be very weird).
Another book from when I was observing in third grade. This is a great book for introducing multiplication and arrays. The teacher I was observing with let me do this lesson with the kids and it was so fun. We read the book which is about a girl who loves to count and her teacher suggests using mult...
Estie is a charming mensch.
'cause it might get stuck on the tip.What was the moral of this one again?Don't kick a slipper at the moon unless it's full?
Nice. I loved the giant head on that cat. And I'd always wondered what the deal was with those little cat statues. Interestingly, when I started reading the book to her, the PandaBat insisted that I make the protagonist a girl. That's a first.
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