Organizing a classroom library can be a challenge. As a former teacher-librarian having an organized, yet functional classroom library is near and dear to my heart. I have tried over the years to find a system to that is manageable, easy for the students to use, and keep clean and tidy. This is the best […]
Books for Earth Day- Top Picks
Being a book girl, you know I love pairing great literature with our themes. Here are my top picks of Earth Day favorites. I love the book The Wump World by Bill Peet. The little Wumps are so cute, and it has such a great message. The kids always seem to make great connections to […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Timeline Activity
We have been learning all about Martin Luther King Jr. this week with a lot of fun activities. One of the class favorites was comparing brown eggs and white eggs. We observed the outsides of the eggs and and how they looked different. Once cracked open, the children were amazed that the eggs were identical […]
Bully- A Great Book About Bullying
This week I wanted to share another nearly wordless book that speaks volumes. Has anyone read the book Bully by Laura Vaccaro Seegar? If not, you need to put it on your back to school shopping list!! It is such a great book for teaching about bullies and how the things people say can be […]
Accountable Talk in Close Reading (Notice and Note)
Hi friends! We are back with another installment of our summer book study of Notice and Note- Strategies for Close Reading. Today we are working on pages 27-38. (This is where it gets meaty!) It is all about implementing accountable talk strategies during close reading. Question 5- What is the role of talk? This session […]
Close Reading With Wordless Books
Thanks to Deanna for hosting a linky about my most favorite things- BOOKS! Can you do a close reading with a (nearly) wordless book? YES! You CAN! I am a HUGE fan of David Wiesner’s books and was super thrilled when his latest book, Mr. Wuffles! won the Caldecott Medal of Honor this year. His […]
Informational Text Strategy Poster Set
I wanted to share one of my latest projects – an informational text strategy poster set! With soooo much emphasis on info text in the CCS, I thought I would really like to focus more on the strategies to help the kiddos comprehend the challenging material. In our neck of the woods, kiddos rarely have […]