Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?
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. We are a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program… Read More
Do you dread reading some of the writing pieces your students have written because each and every sentence starts the same way? Do you find yourself reading something like this: “Then Sam and Jane walked slowly over to the door. Then Sam reached out for the doorknob. Then as Sam twisted the knob, the door started creaking. Then Sam and… Read More
Spring is here, even if the weather here in the Pacific NW doesn’t show it. Since this is the time of year I usually started our weather study, it always seemed like a great excuse to write some rainbow poems to brighten up the classroom! I started with a class brainstorm on an anchor chart. Students shared different ideas for… Read More
Do you want to build a snowman? No, this isn’t a post about the movie Frozen. Instead, I’m back to share a little more about how-to writing in my classroom. I live in Washington, a state that sees all four seasons. However, it seems like we spend a greater portion of our year in spring and fall weather (aka the rainy… Read More
Several weeks ago I shared with you about an entertaining poem I write with my students (click here to read). Now I’m back to share a second form of writing I have done with my second and third grade students: Fortunately, Unfortunately stories. Many moons ago when I was a little girl, my teacher read me the book, Fortunately… Read More
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just need to take a break from expository, narrative, and opinion writing and introduce poetry to my students to capitalize on their creativity. While poetry is a great way for students to express that creativity, sometimes students need a gentle nudge to get started. That’s why I love using different poetry forms… Read More
Just added a book companion for Giraffes, a level 1 text in the National Geographic Kids series to my store. 🦒
You can learn more about it here:
www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Giraffes-National-Geographic-Kids-Book-Companion-4529918
Pretty sure Marie Kondo would flip if she saw my book collection. 🤣🤣🤣Whaaat? Maybe per shelf? Per genre?
If you still need a few Earth Day activities, be sure to check out these freebies. There is a sorting activity and some color-by-code pages your kids will enjoy. 🌎
Earth Day Sorting Activity and Coloring Pages
storiesbystorie.com
Do you need a quick activity for Earth Day? Take a look at this free sorting activity. Students sort examples under the reduce, reuse, and recycle flaps. There are also four color-by-code activities w...“If I don’t open every door, to see what lies within,
I’ll miss an opportunity that might not come again.
I stay busy day and night, through winter, fall, and spring.
I crush my fear of missing out by doing EVERYTHING.”
Seraphina wants to do it all, and she does. Between soccer, karate, ballet, and French club, she isn’t going to miss out on anything! Or is she?
This is a great new book written by Melissa Gratias. You can find some discussion questions for this book here:
storiesbystorie.com/seraphina-does-everything-by-melissa-gratias/
