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Replace your wall calendar and save bulletin board space by doing all your calendar math digitally! Calendar math provides a set time for crucial math review each day. The basic idea of calendar math is that students practice and review math standards they need to...
Super Engaging Martin Luther King Jr. Lesson PlansMartin Luther King Jr. Independent Learning Quest leesson plans are super engaging for students. As a matter of fact, we often hear from teachers (and our students directly) that the students have been begging for more...
Are your students like ours? Are they sponges when it comes to learning about informational topics? If your kids LOVE subjects like science and social studies then we recommend using their interests to your advantage! Here's how: Leverage your students' interests in...
My little learners are sponges when it comes to learning about informational topics. They just LOVE subjects like science, history, and social studies. And, I LOVE using their enthusiasm to my teacher advantage. That's right! I'll take every opportunity to leverage my...
GROUPING CARDS provide an easy way to make collaborative groups. These cards provide a fun, quick way to group students in 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, 5’s or more. To group students in pairs give each student a card and instruct them to find the partner with the matching food...
Have you heard the buzz about mindfulness & meditation in schools? It seems everywhere we go, people are recommending mindfulness. As teachers, we know the success of our students’ learning relies not only on providing academics, but also a safe...
20 Effective Transitions in the Classroom "If you can't line up quietly, then we will sit back down and try again." I know I've said it over and over again. After 8 years of teaching I've come to a realization that lining up quietly isn't always the best way to line...
Classroom Attention Getters Provides Structure to Student Learning. According to a study in 2013 by Erik Rosegard & Jackson Wilson classroom attention getters is a key component to learning. The article states, "Getting and holding attention is a critical aspect...
Use Positive Shoutouts to Build Classroom Community Classroom shoutouts are quick, easy and effective way to help teachers build your classroom community. As teachers, we know that students react far better to positive reinforcement than negative interactions. With...
When Spring Comes Kindergarten and First Grade Read-Aloud and Activities. Husband and wife Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek collaborate to create the story, "When Spring Comes." This beautiful book captures the magic of seasonal change. Henkes' lyrical words, along...
and then it's spring Kindergarten and First Grade read-aloud and activities. "and then it's spring" by Julie Fogliano is the perfect book to read to your class those first days of spring. Everyone gets spring fever as they wait for the temperature to raise just enough...
How to Catch a Leprechaun A clever book for St. Patrick's DayI am hooked on the "How to Catch a..." books by Adam Wallace. They are extremely clever and kids love studying the details of the illustrations. In "How to Catch a Leprechaun" the witty and mysterious...
Creepy Pair of Underwear Lesson Plans and Craftivity It's now February and when I asked my students what their favorite read-aloud from the year was so far, at least half of them said Creepy Carrots. We read Creepy Carrots back in October and they all absolutely...
Mother Bruce Lesson Plans and Activities After reading the reviews I knew I had to get "Mother Bruce" by Ryan T. Higgins. He is a best selling author and his new book 'Mother Bruce' does not disappoint. In this story Bruce is a grumpy bear who...
The Perfect Interactive Read-Aloud for Kindergartners and First Graders 'Please Mr. Panda' by Steve Antony is a simple story with a positive message. Mr. Panda offers each of his friends a doughnut. Penguin, Skunk, Ostrich, and Whale all lack manners. They make...
The Snowy Day 'The Snowy Day' by Ezra Jack Keats is the perfect read-aloud for Kindergartners in January. They love following the little boy on his adventures through the city on a very snow day. If you haven't had a chance to read this Caldecott award winning story,...
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner is the perfect read-aloud for January. My class loved reading 'Snowmen at Christmas' in December so much, I just had to bring out 'Snowmen at Night' for January. This book sparks the students imagination as to why snowmen look so...
Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry A great read-aloud for teaching how to stand up for your friends. We fell in love with Stick and Stone the second we came across it at our public library. All three of us had a copy shipped to our homes before returning it. This book...
Trendy Tricks that Help Students Produce Higher Quality Writing After 15 years in the classroom, I have found that using relevant or trendy topics as a springboard for writing really helps to motivate my students, especially my most reluctant writers. Here is the...
Peanut Butter and Cupcake interactive read-aloud and lesson plans about building friendship. Peanut Butter and Cupcake is a great book for building classroom community at the beginning of the year. I chose it because it has a simple plot that is easy to for...
Interactive read aloud books for kindergarten + 1st Grade for Back to School + Beyond! We are thrilled to introduce our interactive read aloud books and lesson plans kindergarten + 1st graders. We have enjoyed using interactive read-alouds in our classrooms so much,...
5 Fantastic February Read-alouds for Kindergarten and First Grade We hope your students enjoy read-alouds as much as our kindergartners and first graders do! We love seeing the students' excitement as we introduce the new...
5 Adorable Christmas Read-Alouds for Kindergarten and First Grade Here are some of our favorite books to read to kindergarten and first grade students during the month of December... Olive, the Other Reindeer by Vivian Walsh and J. Otto Seibold This first story is one...
Lesson plans, text dependent questions, graphic organizers, writing, and craftivity for each book Here are the titles and a brief overview of our November K-1 read-alouds: Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson We can't seem to resist any Bear books by Karma Wilson....
October K-1 Interactive Read-Alouds Lesson plans, text-dependent questions, graphic organizers, and craftivtites for each book. We are excited to announce the beginning of a new product line. We've had so much success with our 1st and 2nd-grade read-alouds in...
Flipping through the Scholastic book orders I knew right away I had to get this book. The Snow Beast was just published in 2015 and it looked like the perfect book for January. As soon as I read it the first time I fell in love with it and the ideas started flowing....
Bear Snores On Interactive Read-Aloud for Kindergarten and 1st Grade I can't resist any of the Bear series by Karma Wilson. They are my go-to, favorite read-alouds. I enjoy noticing Wilson's ingenious craft and new details as much as my students. I chose "Bear...
Help build classroom community and get your students to greet each other! Good Morning! As adults, we are accustomed to greeting others. We look each other in the eye, smile, and then say something like "Good morning!" or "Hello, how are you today?" If you watch your...
Discussion Strategies that Increase Student Engagement Expressive and receptive language skills are arguably some of the most important skills that students will need in the real world. Every relationship and job requires strong communication skills involving speaking...
Using An Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Planto Meet the Core Standards Do your students love interactive read aloud lesson plan time? We do too! It is one of our favorite times of the day. Interactive read aloud lesson plans and reading time when we come...
Morning Greeting Try these Morning Greetings and build classroom community too! When I was a classroom teacher, I moved from Utah to Virginia. In our first back to school meeting my new principal asked all teachers to greet students at the classroom door each morning....
This strategy teaches even our youngest writers to take notes and write about text. You will be blown away at the writing your students will produce after a couple of taking notes lessons. I like to use differentiated printable books so all students can easily read...
In this article we breakdown the 4 key commonents of an elmenetary lesson plan and how to select activities for a lesson plan. Get tips for easy lessson plans, ideas for engaging kids and more!