Hi friends! How was your week? Mine was great! I'm WIPED out, though! The past 10 days have held Parent Conferences, Report Cards, SNAP mee...
Social Emotional Learning (or SEL) is so important! Reading picture books aloud can help students develop these crucial skills.
Hi friends! I hope everyone is having a super week! I just got home form parent conferences, but we had so much fun in math today I just had to share! We have been hard at work on addition so I pulled out my Halloween addition stations and let them rotate for about 8 minutes
As much as teachers love summer vacation, there’s always a little (actually, big) panic that sets in as we pack up the classrooms and send our children off during those three lazy months of fun in the sun. What if they never pick up a book? Oh, and they were so close in learning all […]
Everyone needs a quiet game once in a while. These three will keep your kids coming back for more.
This is the second posting about our professional book study: Igniting a Passion for Reading! "If we can't make kids read (and w...
The best way to raise readers! Tips for family read aloud time. Parents can read to differently aged children at the same time and keep everyone happy.
Hi friends! :) Recently, my principal had us read an INCREDIBLE article by Mother Jones. It was titled What if Everything We Know About Dis...
Free monthly newsletter templates that can be programmed and printed, perfect for home to school communication.
Do you like reading holiday books to your upper elementary students? This post shares my three favorite Halloween read alouds with freebies!
Featured titles: • Lizzy and the Cloud • I Caught a Rainbow • Bird House • Tanna’s Lemming Head to thekidlitmama.com/social and visit Amazon or Bookshop to find a huge range of amazing children's book lists!
Read alouds are so important in your primary classroom. This blog post shares tips and tricks for how to do interactive read alouds.
These crayon themed classroom ideas that will make your first grade room pop with color! Includes bulletin board ideas, editable welcome letters and more.
Hi guys! I wanted to stop by today and give some tips for brand new teachers! I know so many of you are back in school, and some of you […]
This idea for Christmas gifts for parents from students is a student-made gift that facilitates dinner conversations at home. It's a big hit!
If you're looking for read alouds for 2nd grade, whether you're a 2nd grade teacher, librarian, or parent, find the best 2nd grade read aloud books.
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Empathy character education is made easy with these activities, lessons, bulletins, displays, read alouds, parent letters, and more!
Time spent as a parent reading books to a child is worth it. Steal these expert secrets for turning low-key read-alouds into learning moments.
