Books to Build Classroom Community These lesson plans and activities are perfect for the beginning of the school year. We are thrilled to introduce our new line of read-alouds. We have enjoyed using interactive read-alouds in our classrooms so much, we decided to extend our … [Read more...] about K-1 Read-alouds for Back to School
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6 Must-Read Back to School Read-Alouds to Build Classroom Community
6 Back-to-School Read-Alouds that Build Classroom Community These lesson plans will get your class discussing friendship, bullying, manners, kindness, self-assurance, perseverance, and growth mindset at the beginning of the year. We chose our first set of books for our … [Read more...] about 6 Must-Read Back to School Read-Alouds to Build Classroom Community
10 Days to Summer Survival Kit
10 Days Until Summer Survival Kit Countdown You sigh as you glance at your 'Days 'til Summer' countdown chain and think it still looks far too long. Guided reading and text books are already turned in. The crayons are broken and you have an overflowing box of scrap paper. … [Read more...] about 10 Days to Summer Survival Kit
K-1 Read-Alouds for February
We hope your students are enjoying these read-alouds as much as our kindergartners and first graders are. We love seeing the students' excitement as we introduce the new book each week. There were so many fun books to pick from for our February pack, it was hard to choose just … [Read more...] about K-1 Read-Alouds for February
1 Informational Text at a Time: Winter Bundle #2
We just love using National Geographic kids informational texts in our classrooms and decided to pick three great titles for this bundle. 'Polar Bears' by Laura Marsh was a perfect choice from their selection. We started our four-day lessons for this book by looking at the key … [Read more...] about 1 Informational Text at a Time: Winter Bundle #2
