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Are you struggling to get your reluctant readers excited about the books available to them? Are your students losing interest in reading in favor of daydreaming about warmer weather? Here are some of my favorite ways to get my students excited about books throughout the school year! USE YOUR READ ALOUD Use this time to make some powerful book choices…. Read More
Groundhog Day will be here before you know it! To help make sure you are prepared, take a look at these Groundhog Day books for kids and find one to share with your students. You can click on any of the titles below to learn more about each book or find all of these books about Groundhog Day on my… Read More
The beginning of the year is a time best spent on teaching expectations and procedures to set the tone for the rest of the year. One of the expectations we work on is listening skills. Two books that I use to help are Listen Buddy by Helen Lester and Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen by Howard Binkow. Here are… Read More
Enemy Pie by Derek Munson is one of my favorite read alouds to start the school year! Not only does this book provide teachable moments about friendship, but students relate to it and love the surprise ending. Here are some of my favorite activities and resources to pair with this book. About Enemy Pie It was the perfect summer. That… Read More
Stop! Don’t toss those Scholastic Book Orders into the recycling bin just yet! Here are several Scholastic book order activities that will keep your students engaged in learning at the same time! Ways to Use Scholastic Book Order Flyers in the Classroom Book Sorts In my second grade classroom, we spend a good chunk of our time on identifying the… Read More
