Disney Princess is a very popular media franchise that is owned and marketed by The Walt Disney Company.

These picture books don't just celebrate books, they also love on libraries and reading. Which are all worthy of celebrating! Hooray for books!

As big Harry Potter fans it would make sense that we'd have a Harry Potter Party. Although, I'm surprised we haven't done this sooner!

It seems like every day there is an endless stream of students reporting behaviors or incidents that happen in the classroom. On one hand, we want to help our students feel heard and validated so they know we are a safe person for them to talk to. On the other hand, we certainly don't want to feed into the tattle machine. It's a fine line to walk. So how do we handle tattling in our classrooms?

These books about opposites are great for kids in preschool and kindergarten - and even ESL students! #opposites #booklist #preschool #kindergarten

Discuss socioeconomic status, homelessness, and hunger in America with these children's books about poverty.

Next time you're at the library, see if you can find these new picture books -- they are hilarious!

Pre-K books to read. Best Math Pre-K and Kindergarten books. 60 books for teaching math concepts in your preschool or kindergarten classroom. Books about counting, numbers, shapes, colors, patterns and more!

"Interrupting Chicken" cover - available here. One of my favorite events during the school year is our book fair -- I always find some good books to use in therapy. This year I got really lucky again - I discovered the book "Interrupting Chicken" by David Ezra Stein. I was immediately drawn in by the title and cover image, since it features talk bubbles. I had just introduced thinking and talking bubbles with my social skills group and we had also been working on not blurting out and interrupting. This book is relevant for both of these skill areas, and may be for you! Sample pages. The story deals with a young chicken who begs his father for a bed time story. Papa Chicken warns him not to interrupt the story, and the little red chicken promises. Of course it doesn't take long for the little red chicken to break his promise, and he blurts out a possible ending for the story. The author lovingly illustrated this by adding in talking bubbles that look a little bit chaotic. Papa Chicken attempts to read three stories, but gets interrupted each time, at which point he has had enough and tells the little red chicken to create his own story. Little red chicken does so, only to get interrupted by Papa Chicken's snoring. My students (1st through 4th grade) thought this story was hilarious and got a few good laughs in every time the little red chicken interrupted the story with his goofy antics. We discussed how little chicken's interrupting affected the story and how it made Papa Chicken feel. We also talked about how to interrupt appropriately (something we had been working on throughout the year). Interrupting activity set-up. Next, I introduced a game to work on not interrupting others' turn to talk. I gave each student three glass gems (these can be found in the home decor aisle at Walmart or Michael's) and placed a container with the rest of the gems in the middle of our circle. Students took turns talking about a topic of their choice (e.g., what they had done on the weekend, their favorite movie or video game, etc.). Other students had to sit and listen. If they interrupted the student whose turn it was to talk, they had to place one of their gems back into the container. They were able to "earn" gems by using appropriate interrupting strategies. At the end we compared who had the most gems. Since our students tend to be really competitive in nature, they really enjoyed this lesson. Once you have introduced this activity, you can continue using it for future social skills sessions to keep practicing this skill. ~Viola

Are you looking for great science books for kids? Erica from What Do We Do All Day? has a great list of 10 Great Science Picture Books.

This Star Wars String Art is one of a series of Star Wars Crafts that I will be sharing, so stay tuned & ENJOY! If you follow me on social media, you know that I have been in the throes of planning and executing crafts for over 200 kids for our church's amazing Light Force VBS this summer. This is my fourth summer leading crafts and every year is SO MUCH FUN! I love seeing the joy of the children as they learn about Jesus, find love and acceptance in the church, and do a little crafting (amongst lots of

Picture books about art that will inspire your kids to be creative. This list includes biographies of famous artists and will encourage kids to get arty!

Multicultural folk stories, legends and myths for kids from around the world teach valuable life lessons about community and how to live a meaningful life.

Wow, it's been way too long since I had time to sit and write a post. Full time teaching has me swamped (to put it mildly). The Lil Divas an...

I enjoy keeping track of the publication date of the picture books we read and doing a round up of the best books from each year. Earlier in 2018 I wrote

Mr. Squirrel and the Moon is a delight for the ears and the eyes. This picture book is highly recommended!

Teach children about Japan with these wonderful children's books! Great for an elementary school classroom or a home library.

We live in a most exciting time, one of abundant picture book biographies! At my library, patrons of all ages check out these books. One adult recently told me he found it an excellent way to learn…

Try to get through this post without feeling warm and fuzzy inside.

Faulkner, Keith and Jonathan Lambert. The Hiccuping Hippo [A Pop-Up Book]. 16 pages. Dial Books, 2004. ISBN: 0-8037-2963-4 “Hic!…Hic!…Hic!…” says the Hippo, because he…

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... →

15 PICTURE BOOKS ABOUT CATS Can anything beat the purring and soft fur of a kitty cat? Thousands of kids (and adults) will tell you absolutely not! Embrace your inner feline, curl up with a good book and share these memorable picture books about cats with your kiddos. Purring is optional.

Travel the world with your children or students with these beautiful picture books about West Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger!

2018 picture books we're looking forward to basely solely on their cover appeal.

When kids learn about famous artists in picture books and narrative nonfiction stories, it helps readers remember the famous artists in a deeper way. Why? Because stories help us remember information, giving the artists a place in our background knowledge attached to a story.

Our planet is a pretty amazing place. It is the only one we know of that supports life in our solar system and the life supported is intertwined in such a wonderful way. Plants, animals, people, we are all connected to each other and what we do affects one another. I love reading books that...Read More »