Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?
Looking for a fun way to practice doubles facts? Take a look at these games! Students will get the practice they need while having fun. DOUBLES MATH GAMES Included in this pack are games for doubles, doubles +1, and doubles +2 facts. Each skill has a matching game, two versions of Bump games, and two versions of Cover Up games…. Read More
Math mazes are a great way to get your students practicing math facts! This set of multiplication mazes focuses on the factors 2-12, with TWO different mazes included for each factor. On each maze, students move from start to finish by identifying the true math fact sentences and watching out for the false facts along the way. Today I want… Read More
Raffle tickets are a great way to practice math skills in the classroom, but did you know they can be a great management tool, too? Today I want to share with you how I have used math tickets in my 2nd and 3rd grade classroom. Spring was always an interesting time of the school year for me. The students were… Read More
Are your students comparing two numbers to determine which is greater? Are they struggling to remember which way the symbol should face? Here’s a little trick that worked like a charm with my 2nd and 3rd graders! My students could verbalize which number was greater when making comparisons. However, when it came time to using the symbols for greater… 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 freebie:… Read More
Are your students working on finding the sum of 3-addends this month? Here’s a great way to get your students up and moving during math time! If you are a Common Core classroom, 3-addends is a first grade standard: CCSS 1.0A.A.2: Solve word problems that call for addition of three whole numbers whose sum is less than or equal to… Read More
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While I love my name now, growing up it was not always my favorite. I did not like being teased about it. “Tell me a story, Storie!” or “Is your middle name Book?” or “Is that your REAL name?” A name is a huge part of our identity. Each student in the classroom has a special name. It is our responsibility to learn AND respect each and every name. This includes how to spell and pronounce them. There are a handful of books written that celebrate the beauty, history, and magic behind names, but Your Name is a Song is a new book by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Luisa Uribe that needs to be shared.
After spending a day at school hearing her name being mispronounced, a little girl tells her mom that she doesn’t want to return. In response, the mother teaches her the musicality and magic behind a wide variety of names. Empowered with this new knowledge, the girl returns to school the next day ready to share what she has learned with her classmates and teacher.
This book not only has a beautiful message, but the illustrations are gorgeous. I appreciate that the author has selected a large variety of names to celebrate, but has also taken the time to include a pronunciation guide and meaning behind each name. This would be a wonderful addition to your classroom, school, or home library.
Be sure to check out Your Name is a Song by @authorjamilah and @lupencita . Thank you to @theinnovationpress for sharing this book with my family in exchange for an honest review.
➡️ Head to my blog to grab a few FREE activities to pair with this book: storiesbystorie.com/your-name-is-a-song-activities/
Seatbelts, everyone!
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Universal, Elizabeth Banks’ Brownstone Productions and Marc Platt are developing a feature live-action hybrid movie about Scholastic’s The Magic School Bus. Joanna Cole wrote the books with ...Eva dreams of dancing. She also has cerebral palsy, and doesn’t know what dancing would look like for someone in a wheelchair. She’s doesn’t want to imagine or pretend, she just wants to dance.
When Mom finds an audition for dancers of all ages and abilities, Eva isn’t so sure. She wonders if the other kids will stare and whisper. When she arrives, she hesitates, but with the encouragement of her teacher and classmates, Eva’s dancing dream becomes a reality.
I Will Dance by Nancy Bo Flood and Julianna Swaney is an absolutely beautiful story and the illustrations are just as amazing. I love how this book portrays that there are many different types of dancers.
Have you read this book yet?
