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…cards? Please share with a comment. Rachel Lynette is the author of the Minds in Bloom blog as well as over 100 nonfiction books for children of all ages. You…
…cards? Please share with a comment. Rachel Lynette is the author of the Minds in Bloom blog as well as over 100 nonfiction books for children of all ages. You…
…read aloud when comparing and contrasting Thanksgiving today with the traditions observed by the Pilgrims. Children today will find that Thanksgiving long ago was much different from the holiday we…
…Matters is an interview with children’s author and poet, Kristine O’Connell George. I loved this chapter, so I went straight to our school library and was delighted to learn that…
…be the only light in some children’s lives. I cried when I received it. Lisa VanderLugt – I used my Scholastic Bonus Points to “purchase” a box of books for…
…Give your students a reasonable amount of time for the work, but there’s no need to wait until all children finish. If it takes them a long time, they need…
…children should shoot both hands upward, waggle their fingers, and happily murmur, “Yea!” They continue their celebration, until you sweep your hand dramatically through the air. Use the celebration time…
…a year, instructors mirror the emotional outbursts of their students with their own. We try to put out a kid’s little flame, with our big fire. Why do children blurt?…
…how to cut and assemble the mini-book, and as students were writing, I came around and stapled them—the books, not the children. (You could also attach the pages with a…
…photos, art work, certificates etc. all with captions from the kids. It worked extremely well, particularly with the less academic children. Kelly Witte – I do one that says, “I…
Advice from Real Teachers Series Chances are good that you have at least a few gifted children in your classroom, even if they aren’t formally identified as being gifted. These…
…vocabulary) with building stronger, more confident children. This lesson strives to help students expand their emotional vocabulary while enhancing their EQ! I have included two FREE resources to help you…
…are so clear you could easily pick it up 3 minutes before class and be ready to teach the lesson. I love how she has written Day 1 number 1,…
