Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?
Winter is one of my favorite seasons to combine literacy and art. There are so many great books out there that inspire art projects as an extension. I’m not going to lie – this project is not original. There are a million pins out there with similar projects. This is just how I have interpreted the project in my room…. Read More
We dove into our study of nonfiction text features over the last two weeks. We started with a sorting activity for fiction and nonfiction text features. The students had a few misconceptions, but we were able to clear those up. Next up was our first target: explaining the differences between photographs and illustrations. After showing various pictures from text, students… Read More
Harry has been the other man in my life this summer. I have been busy with my nose in a Horrible Harry book off and on for a few weeks now. Don’t get me wrong, I am also reading for professional development (Building Mathematical Comprehension) and pleasure (just finished Gone Girl – outstanding read, by the way). Some days after… Read More
I am happy to announce that the winner of my pencil sharpener giveaway was Kathy W. Congrats! I have contacted Classroom Friendly Supplies and your pencil sharpener should be on its way. Enjoy! I had so much fun looking at all of the math pins last week on this linky so I decided I had to join up again. … Read More
I am headed back to school tomorrow. It has been an interesting Spring Break, to say the least. After coming down with strep a couple of weeks ago, I had some side effects from the medicine and spent most of my spring break on the couch. Luckily I am feeling better and my procrastination skills came in handy. I managed… Read More
Have you seen this book? I found a copy of the book online written as a poem. We have been using it for some choral reading and fluency practice. At first, I simply told my students that the poem was a picture book, but I wasn’t going to show it to them. I wanted them to use their schema about penguins and think about… Read More
Camping trips might look a little different this summer (hello backyard tents and indoor forts), but they can still be fun. I have a list of camping-themed books to share with your kids. Be sure to grab this FREE camping craft while you're there!
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With warmer temperatures, kids are bound to spend more and more time outdoors. Many kids dream of going camping. Whether your camping trip is in the great outdoors, in a backyard tent, or an indoor fo...HOME
This word means different things to different people. For Ren, home is a little white house in the rainforest. His days are spent in nature where the wild brings his imagination to life. Everything is perfect...until it isn’t.
Suddenly his world is turned upside down and he finds himself living in the city. Everything is loud and fast. Ren’s head is so full from his new surroundings that there’s no room left for magic or wild.
The city is all Ava has ever known. She thrives in an environment with constant change and people moving. There is always something to do and she is never lonely because she always has someone to share it with.
Can Ava help Ren find the beauty, magic, and wild he craves in this new place?
A New Kind of Wild by Zara González Hoang is a beautiful story about how the magic of friendship can make a new place feel like home. The illustrations bring these vastly different places to life with bright colors and details. Swipe to take a peek inside this book.
Where do you call home?
I found this book on Amazon (affiliate link): amzn.to/2TLFiXj
Definitely worth the read!
Bellen's More than Peach Project
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Join the More than Peach Movement: Be You. Brilliant. Leesburg Ashburn Sterling education⭐️ NEW PRODUCT ALERT ⭐️
I now have book companions created for Dragons Love Tacos and Dragons Love Tacos 2, The Sequel. I have included a taco writing craft for the first book and a dragon directed drawing for the second. Both book companions have comprehension and vocabulary activities, graphic organizers, and other activities to help guide students through the books. Digital options are included, as well.
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