Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?
Welcome to Day 4 of the Air & Weather freebies! If you are just joining in on the fun, you can play catch up here: Cloud Activities Games & More Songs and Poems Today I’m here to bring you even more Air & Weather freebies! As you are collecting books for your unit, here are some graphic organizers… Read More
Welcome to Day 3 of the Air & Weather freebies! I’m so glad you are back for more. In case you are just joining in on the fun, you can read about Cloud Activities here and find Games & Art Ideas here. Today’s focus: I love integrating these songs and poems into our unit. They come in handy… Read More
Welcome to Day 2 of the Air & Weather freebies! I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s cloud freebies. Today I’m back to share more! It’s no surprise that I love using games to engage my students in learning. Here are a few weather-themed games and graphing activities I have created for my students. I hope you can use them!… Read More
Welcome to the first of four days of Air & Weather freebies! Today’s focus: Living in the Pacific Northwest, clouds can be found almost every day in the spring, which is why it’s the perfect time to teach this unit. One of the first things we do is fill out the first two columns of this KWL chart about… Read More
One of my favorite units to teach every year is the Air & Weather unit. Our district uses the FOSS Science Kits and I love how many hands-on activities there are for kids. However, over the years I have added a few extra activities to use during this unit and I wanted to share these activities with you. In… Read More
Okay, I admit I’ve had a BIG case of the blogger blahs lately. Yes, my last post was March 16th. That was over a month ago. Whoops! Well, I’m back because I finally have something I’m excited about to share. We started one of my favorite units after spring break – Air & Weather. We have been busy filling our… Read More
Have you heard any good jokes lately?
If you spend any amount of time around kids you’ve probably heard the classics and more than a handful of punchlines that don’t even make sense. Joke books are definitely funny, but there are a lot of other great reasons to share them with your students.
•They are interactive, which keeps kids engaged.
• Since jokes are short, they can help fill up those extra minutes that appear when you finish a lesson early or have to wait a few extra minutes for specials.
• They can motivate and build confidence in your reluctant readers.
• Kids can practice fluency while learning how to deliver the punchline.
• Jokes often play with words. This means you can work on language (vocabulary, parts of speech, multiple meaning words, etc.) in a fun way.
• They can build classroom community and help reset the tone when kids are having an off day.
• Joke books can create lifelong readers!
I have been on the lookout for joke books that my kids will enjoy. Here are just a few that we recently found. Let me know if you have any other joke books you’d recommend!
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I'm very proud of my book collection, but I don't think I've reached library status...yet! 😉Pretty much. I just opened a store instead. 😁
Look! I Wrote a Book! (And You Can Too!) by Sally Lloyd-Jones and Neal Layton follows a young author as she sets out to write a book. Along the way, she will keep your readers giggling as she shares the ins and outs of the writing process.
This book would be a great mentor text for your writing workshop. It shares information about finding ideas, knowing your audience, the parts of a story, how to receive feedback, making revisions, and publishing your writing. These could easily be used to guide your writing mini lessons. While the pictures and text will draw in your young authors, I think older students might enjoy this book as a way to review the writing process.
Have you read this book yet?
I found my copy on Amazon (affiliate link): amzn.to/39I41Bx
You know I love to share MY favorite picture books with you, but now it’s your turn. What is an amazing picture book you have read recently? Hopefully I can add some new titles to my list for our next library (or bookstore) trip!
#raisingreaders #picturebooks #readerforlife
