OCTICORN is one of my new favorite picture books for teaching students that IT IS OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT! This cute story is about a octopus/unicorn who doesn’t seem to fit in with either group. This book provides lots of good teaching points for students, too. This post contains affiliate links to products I […]
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To say the least, I have A LOT of favorite picture books. {You can also see our Favorite Picture Books for Pre-K/K.} And once again, it was hard to narrow down our absolute favorite picture books for K-2nd grade. Many of these are texts that have such rich content, that I have used them over and ... Read More about Favorite Picture Books for K-2nd grade
Print these FREE printable color books, activity sheets, chore charts and more with our round of of favorite educational sheets that you can print for kids!
Books for teaching sequencing should have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Here are 16 great books for kindergarten or first grade.
Item description Would you like to have a collection of reading activities novel study for any novel? Is one of your goals to improve the reading skills of your students with novel studies activities? Would you be interested in exploring new and exciting perspectives of the novels while offering the flexibility of a novel study choice board? If you found something that gave you all these benefits, would you want to get started with it right away? Think about what a difference it will make when you start using this engaging novel studies choice board with novel reading tasks in your class! They include: Instructions for using the novel study choice boards for middle school Black and white novel study choice board with 50 tasks Rainbow novel study choice board – 10 color strips with 5 activities each Thematic coloring novel study choice board – 6 novel studies themes: all about the novel activities character activities speaking and listening activities vocabulary activities artistic activities extensions Choice Board rubric and assessment – with 4 levels of mastery and Teacher’s comments Sample Assignments: speaking activities like: oral report, dramatization vocabulary and riddles diaries and chronologies main character related activities Because the novel study tasks come with clear instructions, you can encourage independent work in class which means that your students will be more confident in analyzing novels. The three version of the novel study choice board are excellent for focusing on a variety of novel studies activities and approaches while you get to save a lot of time during preparation and class work. The novel study activities are varied and thorough, so you can assign them as a great final project for any novel which means your students will be able to select what will go in their solid portfolio at the end of each novel. Just imagine how you will feel when you start to get the benefits and results from this resource right in your class! Are you afraid that this novel study choice board for middle school will not match the needs of your students? I understand exactly what you feel. Don’t worry! Just try it and if you find this resource not suitable for your class, just email me at [email protected] and I’ll get you a full refund. Suzanne F. has tried the novel study activities in her class and said, “Thank you! I needed new ideas, I have had these kiddos for 2 years. This was just what I needed to give them something a little different from my menu.” Why don’t you give it a try? Click on the “Add to cart” red button and you can use it right away!
Best PMO Books. What’s on your shelves? If you’re anything like us, your home office shelves are bulging with business books you thought
Kids will love learning about the USA for Kids with these free printable United States of America for Kids Books to color, read, and learn!
Teaching growth mindset can be done with read-alouds! Rosie's Glasses is a great book for this. Get ideas for using this book to teach being positive.
Today I wanted to share some of my favorite books to support your lessons on respect. Having strong read-alouds makes it so much easier to introduce and reinforce social-emotional skills. […]
Have you ever noticed that music and literacy have such a strong connection? That might be odd to hear because usually it’s music and math. But just think about all the fun ways that music and lyrics play with sounds in words. It really is a fascinating idea and one that could compose another post ... Read More about Rhyming Books that You Can SING!
These Reading Journal PDF printables help you track your reading and easily crush your book goals, even if you lack time or inspiration.
Clever ideas for kids' book reports, from mint tins to cereal boxes to a Wanted poster.
Need to get your ADHD reading? See how this mom of 2 ADHD boys turned things around and got her kids to be prolific, successful readers. Lots of tips and tricks from a mom who has been there!
A perfect activity for literature circles and shared reading during your literacy block! Students work independently and in groups to analyze, respond to, and discuss fictional texts. Each student receives an 8.5” x 11” page, and contributes a different piece of information to the group's overall discussion of the text. Roles can be rotated every chapter/section, or this activity can be completed after the students have read the entire text. Note: If they are new to Literature Circles, younger grades may require more direction than simply being handed their copy of the poster. It is suggested that a completed example be provided, or a section be completed together as a class so students understand teacher expectations. Roles: Setting Description- students draw and describe the setting (time/place). Main Events- students explain the main events of the plot. Character Development- students describe any growth/change in the characters. Quote Analysis- students select a quote and describe its importance in the text. To display their completed poster, students trim along the dotted edges and place their pages side by side on a background. French Version: French Literature Circle Collaborative Poster Clipart Credit: May Hates Mondays Copyright © Zenful Ziggy Designs By purchasing this resource, you are agreeing that the contents are the property of ZENFUL ZIGGY DESIGNS, and licensed to you only for classroom/personal use as a single user. I retain the copyright, and reserve all rights to this product. Please visit my store to purchase additional licenses for this product.
Clever ideas for kids' book reports, from mint tins to cereal boxes to a Wanted poster.
I have frequently been asked and I have seen similar questions posted on Kodaly and Music Ed Facebook groups. "I am interested in learning ...
When I start the new school year, I pick a book of the day for the first two weeks. I create a variety of activities to go with each book. I use a lot of books that focus on social and emotional learning, including kindness, friendship, and respect. But, I also add in some fun ... Read More about 8 Books for Back to School
These children's books about starting school are a perfect tool to help your child through the milestone of starting preschool, kindergarten or big school.
Today I introduced the Listening Center as part of our Daily Five, I have two areas the children can listen to stories. The Listening...
Guys.... it's time! 3rd Grade Rooted in Reading is coming your way. Amy and I have read a gajillion picture books over the past few weeks in search of the VERY BEST literature for your 3rd graders. Thanks to Amazon Prime we've had several books delivered to us daily {#booksuponbooksuponbooks}. Some were great. Some were NOT. You see... we needed FORTY books... FORTY books that were wonderful, deep, and engaging. FORTY books that would captivate your students. FORTY books that would help your students find new authors, characters, and storylines to love. FORTY books to make some of your readers fall in love with reading again. And, y'all, I think we did it. We've got a collection of books that are diverse, from different genres, and set in different time periods. We've got FORTY of the most beautiful stories you ever will read! Are you ready for it??? HERE IT IS FOLKS: Are you in love yet??? Because we are already so attached to all of these great reads! Without further adieu, here are the books for each month... August: Picture Day Perfection Crow Boy Pinduli Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun September: Saturdays and Teacakes The Raft Princess Hyacinth Finding Winnie October: Substitute Creacher Picnic at Mudsock Meadow Creature Features Two Bad Ants November: Turkey Bowl The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses How Many Days To America? Cactus Soup December: The Legend of Old Befana Seven Spools of Thread The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree The Carpenter's Gift January: Patricia Polacco: My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother and Rotten Ritchie and the Ultimate Dare I Wonder Why Penguins Can't Fly Ruby's Wish The Polar Bear Son February: When Marian Sang Last Stop on Market Street Trombone Shorty Martina and the Beautiful Cockroach March: I Dissent Hoop Genius The House that Jane Built On a Beam of Light April: What Really Happened to Humpty? Book of Animal Poetry Tree Lady The Great Kapok Tree May: Thank you, Mr. Falker Humphrey the Lost Whale Pecos Bill Invents the Ten-Gallon Hat Memoirs of a Hamster All of the books above are linked to Amazon. We are in no way saying they have the best prices. We are just obsessed with Amazon Prime because we like fast delivery, ha! Here's what we suggest... Print out the 3rd Grade Book List that you can find {HERE}. Take it with you when you go to Half Price Books, garage sales, your friend's house, etc. Collect books as you find them, beg for books from neighbors, heck... take the list to your principal and see if they are willing to buy the collection! Click Below to grab a printable list off of TpT. We will be adding an overview of skills in a couple of months. In the document you will also find unit release dates and the genres included! Our August unit will be released in May so that you can have it waaaaaayyyy before back to school! We hope that you enjoy all of these charming picture books as much as we do!
Cynthia Rylant is a favorite author of my students every year. It seems like all students either have a dog or want a dog. When I introduce a Henry and Mudge book, I am guaranteed to have a captive audience. I love it when students connect with authors. You never know when you might be teaching a future author. Cynthia Rylant's website encourages students to write to her. She will send a postcard to the teacher. I have a FREE packet that includes writing paper and morning messages that you may use. Through the years, I have been surprised when I received my standardized test results. There were always one or two students that scored lower than expected. I’ve also had surprises when grading work throughout the year. Students who seemed very capable when discussing stories orally, were not showing the same potential on paper. Rushing through their work and not paying attention to details seemed to be the cause of most of these surprises. Small words like “not” are important when answering questions. I’ve tried a variety of things to slow these students down. We circled important words of the sentence, rephrased question in the answer, highlighted details, and a variety of other techniques with modest success. One of the teams I was on used a phrase called “steal and slide”. This catchy phrase seemed to work the best for my students. Probably because it is a sporty-themed phrase, boys and girls liked it and used it. Students are told they need to steal some of the words in the question to slide in the answer. I used this technique with students as young as first grade. With young students, we completed the questions together. I taped the question on chart tablet paper or a white board (see picture above). Then I wrote the answers on chart tablet paper and then had volunteers circle the words that were stolen. By the end of the year, my higher ability students were able to answer questions on paper using this method. This method makes students slow down and pay attention to every word in the question because they may want to steal that word for their answer. I realize this method is not unique. Teachers have been telling their students to answer questions using words from the questions for a long time. My teachers told me to do that when I was a student because I was one of those who saw school work as a race. Your district may have you do the same type of activity but call it something else. I have several packets with steal and slide activities (questions for chart tablets paper and reading comprehension worksheets), including Henry and Mudge lessons. You can use the activities in these packet with whichever phrase your district uses. I have a Henry and Mudge bundle which includes the following books: The First Book, Under the Yellow Moon, and Take the Big Test. Also included with these packets are task cards. There are 5 task cards for each chapter. There are answer cards included so this can be set up as a self-checking center. Punch a hole and put the task cards on a ring. The cards are small - the perfect size for small hands. There are 2 recording sheets for each chapter.One has lines and the other one doesn't. Click HERE for the FREEBIE. Click HERE to check out my Henry and Mudge bundle. Sources to make my blog post graphics can be found HERE. Click HERE to read my blog's disclosure statement.
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Today, I’m sharing our book list for making connections! Be sure to check out all our reading comprehension book lists. We even have printable comprehension book list. *This post contains affiliate links. One important comprehension strategy we want readers to use is making connections. There are three kinds of connections readers make before, during or after ... Read More about Book List for Making Connections
WHAT IS INCLUDED: PDF File - 100 Black Out Poetry Ready to Print Worksheets PowerPoint Presentation of Instructions included! These 100 Black Out Poetry Worksheets can be used as Tests, Quizzes, Homework, Class Reviews or Sub Work for your students! Texts were taken out of random excerpts of books from the public domain such as Alice in Wonderland. Each page includes several paragraphs that will include words for inspiration while engaging in black out poetry! This product includes PowerPoint instructions that guide your students through the necessary steps to be successful at black out poetry, and also gives them various examples for inspiration. Enjoy! I have done my best to eliminate words that are no longer appropriate in 2022. Please shoot me a question if you find anything I couldn't find! I will have it edited immediately :) *************************************************************************************** For Free, Current, and New Resources Be sure to: ♫Follow Music in YouTube♫ ♫Follow Music in Facebook♫ ♫Follow Music in Instagram♫ ♫Follow Music in Twitter♫ ♫Follow Music in Pinterest♫ Or: Follow ME on TPT! Check out my free educational website: www.musicinev.com Enjoy! -Music in Everything **************************************************************************************
I’m back with another list of 25 more of my favorite art books! Be forewarned, this is a long post. I have given you extra details about the books and some ideas to spark your lesson planning. It is no secret that I love children’s books. Previously, I wrote a list of 25 amazing art books which I like to use in my art classroom. This has been one of my most viewed posts. Since then, I have discovered some … Read more... →
Do you teach how to write realistic fiction in your first or second grade classroom? See how this first grade teacher has students creating characters,
Inside you’ll find: picture books about composers, full of living ideas perfect for a Charlotte Mason picture study. Have you ever met a person that hated all types of music? Yeah, me either. Unfortunately, I know far too many people that don’t appreciate classical music. Maybe because they weren’t exposed to it at a young [...]
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Charles Leclerc and Juliette Swift have been racing rivals since the beginning of their karting careers. Unlike others, their rivalry continued off-track. Always trying to outdo the other. Will that all change after a drunk night in a hotel?
Age-appropriate chapter books for very young readers. Books for 4 and 5 year olds who are reading well on their own.
In the book, Wonder by R.J. Palacio, Auggie's teacher, Mr. Browne, poses to his class a precept each month. Each of these 10 precepts inspire and have such a powerful message about kindness, happiness, and friendship.I've turned these 10 precepts/quotations into posters that can be used in the class...
I did the Medical Medium 28 Day Cleanse! Is it worth the effort or is it a bunch of woo-woo crap? I guess you'll have to read on to find out!
Liven up your next Socratic Seminar with these fun games and strategies to get students talking about ANY text!
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A long list of 58 Books every preschool class should have. Must have books for preschool. Kids love to read here's more to add to your collection.
Wondering how to teach students to summarize nonfiction texts? Try the reporter approach, which works especially well for struggling readers.
Exciting ideas for your new class during transition days. From icebreakers to teamwork challenges, make it a memorable experience.
Back-to-school books for the big kids! These 7 books are perfect for helping 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders ease into the first day of school. Which ones will you read aloud to your class this year?
Inside you’ll find: How to help a child with dyslexia at home with a simple sight word reading exercise. Many parents want to know how to teach a dyslexic child to read. This post will begin a new series by my friend Jennifer who is a sensory parent, an adoptive parent, a homeschool parent AND [...]
