Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?
If you’re planning to read Creepy Carrots to your students this year, you’ll want to check out this activity for retelling the story! For this activity, you will need a copy of the book Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds. If you aren’t familiar with the story, here’s the scoop: Jasper Rabbit loves carrots. And he can take the fattest, crispiest… Read More
The Little Linebacker by Stephen Tulloch and Maria Dismondy tells the story of a young boy named Stephen who is determined to play football. Along the way Stephen faces challenges, but receives great advice to push through to reach his goal. This is a great book to read with your students when teaching about the importance of a growth mindset…. Read More
I was recently introduced to the story The Jelly Donut Difference by Maria Dismondy, and it has quickly become one of my favorite character education books. The Jelly Donut Difference focuses on Leah and Dexter, a brother and sister who don’t always get along, but eventually learn about kindness and generosity. About the Book Leah and Dexter are brother and sister but… Read More
March is a great month for writing because students get to celebrate Read Across America, St. Patrick’s Day, and the first day of spring! Today I want to share some of my favorite writing ideas for spring. Note – this post does contain affiliate links. SPRING WRITING IDEAS To start the month, we celebrate with Read Across America. Students are… Read More
Valentine’s Day in the classroom can be a great time for friends to show appreciation for one another. My daughter loves candy, but this year she wanted to give bubbles to her classmates. So we worked together to come up with these valentines for her classmates. I’m sharing a free valentine bubble gift tag you can use, too. VALENTINE… Read More
A few years ago I was bored to tears trying to find engaging ways to practice addition in my classroom, particularly when needing to add up to four 2-digit numbers. I decided to bring a little real-world math into the classroom and let my students go shopping. Today I want to let your students go shopping with this little addition… Read More
