Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?
The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin by Joe Troiano is a great picture book choice for October! This fictional story of a square pumpkin provides the reader with a message of celebrating differences and helping others. I want to share a pumpkin craft booklet that you can use with your students when reading this story. All About Spookley… Read More
Do you walk into a new school year thinking that this school year will be the best? Of course you do! So why not start off by reading This School Year Will Be THE BEST! by Kay Winters. I want to share a little writing project you can use with this story. This School Year Will Be The Best… Read More
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is an imaginative story to read during an air and weather unit, but could be shared in your classroom any time of year. There are so many activities you can pair with this text, but here are a few that I think your students will love! CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS BOOK… Read More
Sterilite Drawers have been a key organizational tool in my classroom for years and they work well in my home office, too! I love that I can keep all of the mess separated, contained, and still keep everything looking good just by adding labels to the front of the drawers. After sharing some pictures of my Sterilite drawers on Instagram,… Read More
Summarizing can be an extremely difficult skill for students. I find that when students are asked to summarize, many try to tell every event and detail from the story because they do not understand the difference between summarizing and giving a retell. When we ask students to retell, we want them to give a play-by-play of everything that happened in… Read More
Do you need a quick activity for Earth Day? I have a reduce, reuse, and recycle sorting activity along with some coloring pages that your students will enjoy! EARTH DAY SORTING ACTIVITY The first thing you will need to do is print out your pages. If you print on white, students can color in the reduce, reuse, recycle kids… Read More
If you're planning to read Crankenstein to your students, be sure to grab this craft and writing activity to go with the story.
➡️ storiesbystorie.com/crankenstein-craft-and-writing/
This would be a fun photo craft for little ones!
Fireflies and Mud Pies
What a sweet pumpkin craft for kids!
www.firefliesandmudpies.com/my-little-pumpkin-keepsake-craft/
Are you reading The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin to your students this month? Be sure to check out this square pumpkin craft and response booklet I created!
storiesbystorie.com/spookley-the-square-pumpkin/
This would be a great addition to a classroom or school library, especially if it could be made into a couch and seat more than one student at a time.Such a cute reading chair made from wooden pallets!
