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 […]
Motivating Kids with Accelerated Reader
Does your school have school wide goals for reading? This year, our school is really pushing Accelerated Reader! I think by the 3rd month of school, we read over 20,000 books as a school of 1,500 kids! In 2nd grade, our Reading Specialist has set the goal of reading 40 books by the end of […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Activities
We’re a third of the way through December and I don’t know about you but my mind is already thinking about January so I can be prepped and ready when we return from winter break. Every month, a few of us teachers get together and share our favorite read alouds. I’ve got several Martin Luther […]
Books Teachers Love: It’s Christmas David
This month, I’m excited to bring you one of my favorite Read Alouds for December! I absolutely loved the David series by David Shannon. Since we haven’t read a David book since the beginning of the school year, this is a BIG treat! Merry Christmas, David is always a class fave! When I take out […]
Books Teachers Love for November
We’re back for another edition of Books Teachers Love and this month, we’re bringing you our favorite November read alouds. Each month, we share our books and some activities that you can use in your classroom tomorrow. And the best part, you can win 4 of them! One of my favorite read alouds in November […]
Pumpkin Week with Pumpkin Jack
I wanted to share some books with you for October that I think you will love! October is the perfect time to learn about life cycles, including decomposition with pumpkins. It’s a great way to tie in pumpkins into your language arts, art, and math block. I know most people I however will be soaking […]