Graphing Activities
Are you getting ready to start your graphing unit? Let me help! I’m sharing my favorite graphing activities. This includes books, hands-on activities, and easy ways to get kids learning to read, interpret, and create a variety of graphs.
Children’s Books That Inspire Creativity
Do you want your kids to spend less time in front of a screen and more time getting creative? Books can help them get started. Here are some of my favorite children’s books that inspire creativity.
Robot Books for Kids
Do you know a child who is fascinated by robots? One who dreams of creating a robot to do all of their chores or to help their community? Keep encouraging that creativity and excitement with these robot books for kids.
Children’s Books about Fractions
Learning about fractions does not come easily for many of our students. Fortunately, many classrooms have access to manipulatives to make learning hands-on, engaging, and fun. But, don’t underestimate the value of a good book. Here are some children’s books about fractions to help get your students excited about math!
Multiplication Books for Kids
Are your students ready to tackle multiplication? Whether you are teaching equal groups, repeated addition, arrays, or just trying to help students understand multiplication, children’s books are a great way to bring math concepts to life. Here are some great multiplication books for kids.
Children’s Books About Inventions
Do you have students in your classroom who love to build, tinker, and create? You may have a future inventor or engineer on your hands! Here are some of my favorite children’s books about inventions to help encourage those creative minds! These books are also a great addition to your STEM/STEAM book collection.
Technology Books for Kids
Kids are surrounded by technology in both the classroom and at home. It’s important for us to teach our students about technology, how to stay safe online, how to deal with cyber bullying, and how to recognize the need to unplug from time to time. Here are some of my favorite technology books for kids.
Children’s Books About Place Value
It is so important for kids to have a strong understanding of place value because it is tied to so many math skills. One of the ways you can help children understand place value is through picture books. Here are some great children’s books about place value.
Children’s Books about Geometry
Geometry is all around us in our everyday lives. Whether you are teaching children to identify 2-D and 3-D shapes, explore area and perimeter, or to identify symmetry, picture books can help! Here are some great children’s books about geometry.
Children’s Books about Money
Kids are fascinated by money – especially in a world where pocket change is slowly disappearing in favor of adults using debit cards and credit cards. Whether you are teaching children to identify coins, count change, or about personal financial literacy, picture books can help! Here are some great children’s books about money.
Children’s Books about Telling Time
Teaching children to tell time can be tricky! Whether you are teaching children to tell time on the clock or with a calendar, picture books can help! Here are some great children’s books about telling time.
Growth Mindset Books for Kids
We want our students to be determined and hard-working individuals who persevere when things get more challenging. When a student has a growth mindset, he believes he can improve with hard work and effort. When a student has a fixed mindset, he sets limits on his abilities and will not take on new challenges because he fears he might fail. So how do we get our students to shift from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset? One way to do this is with engaging read alouds. Here are some of my favorite growth mindset books for kids to help start a conversation about taking risks, dealing with failure, and having persistence through it all.