How to Build Outstanding Character with Easy Back to School Activities
Kick off your back to school season with a fun, character building unit including fun back to school activities. These 12 character building exercises are perfect for ANY elementary classroom and address various important character building topics. Welcome your students back to the classroom and build a strong classroom community by trying the fun back […]
The Best Solar System or Space Books for Your Classroom
Get students engaged in learning about the solar system with these exciting books around planets, constellations, the moon, the sun, Pluto, astronauts and other fun space related topics with these fun read alouds and picture books. These solar system read alouds are perfect for ANY elementary classroom and will compliment any solar system unit perfectly. […]
Halloween Read Alouds Students are Guaranteed to Love
Are you teaching in an elementary classroom and looking for some great Halloween tales to add to your library? Here are my 15 favorite Halloween read alouds for any elementary classroom. Read Aloud 1: Creepy Carrots Creepy Carrots is a spooky but adorable tale that follows the story of Jasper, a rabbit who is SURE […]
Exclusive August Reading Reading Plans to Make You Feel Prepared
Let’s Get Reading! August is always the most exciting, overwhelming, and EXHAUSTING time of the year for teachers. So many mixed emotions.. but we don’t need mixed emotions about teaching. Teaching reading can be easy as pie. Read on to hear how I have always started reading in my second grade classroom. With one caveat… […]
Exclusive Tips to Help Students With Chapter Book Summaries
Are your kids soaring through guided reading and ready for the next step? Sounds like the predicament that I was in last year. This is the PERFECT time to start introducing your students to your favorite chapter books. Modeling Before launching any group into reading a chapter book, it is important you do a read […]