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Books Teachers Love for February: Looking at Lincoln and some ART

I love that every month on the 10th, a few of us teachers bring you some of our favorite read alouds each month with some great activities that you can use right away.  I'm all for easy, engaging, and fun!

What made me buy Looking at Lincoln, by Maira Kalman a few years ago with my Scholastic points was the gorgeous, bright colors.  I know you're not suppose to judge books by their cover, but I couldn't resist and judged away.

This book is about a little girl who is walking down the street and sees someone she thinks looks just like Abraham Lincoln.  She wants to learn more about him and discovers many fascinating details.  What I love about this story is that the little girl makes connections to her life and has a few silly questions for him.  The book is written from her perspective while giving the reader many great facts.  This book is perfect to accompany your President's unit.


How pretty are these watercolors?!?!

I use this book to supplement our curriculum.  I love to tie in our social studies with our reading and writing to I love using Teacher to the Core's activities from her American Heroes pack.  It includes wonderful reading passages that my students work on as part of our Close Reading for the week, grammar activities, an assessment, and adorable smart art!
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I love how pretty this project looks.  Plus, it would look amazing in our class or even in the hallway for others to see.
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I'm a huge lover of all sorts of directed drawings.  These ones look so fancy and totally up my 2nd grader's little alley.  What do you think?
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My name is Kristen and I’ve enjoyed teaching kindergarten, first grade, a 1/2 combo, and second grade.  I’ve taught at both a low and high-performing Title I schools as well as a few fancy schools in California and O’ahu, Hawaii. I’ve earned my Master’s Degree in Education with an emphasis in reading in addition to my Reading Specialist Certificate.  When I am not teaching my scholars or other educators at Professional Development classes, I  enjoy creating materials to share with my colleagues, organizing family literacy events, and giving workshops on ways to make Literacy Workshop effective and engaging.  

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