Favorite Read Alouds for November
…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…
…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…
…today? Will you explain how this strategy is helping you be a better reader?” Smiling and hoping to jot some notes on our charts or report card forms, we hope…
…February 20th. This year it happens to begin today, February 1st. New Years celebrations in most countries include festive events like parades and fireworks, but there are also many differences…
Guest post by Alyssa from Teaching in the Fast Lane. Hello all! I am excited to be guest posting here on Laura’s blog. Today I’ll be sharing an easy, low…
By Debbie Clement, Guest Blogger What a joy to share with you today from my perspective as a previous Elementary School Art teacher evolved now into an author/illustrator of picture…
…I still have these books and precious memories in my class today. Shauna Isenhour – My cooperating teacher and class painted a chair for me with the kids handprints! I…
…I frequently get requests for a set that has older students. Today I created a brand new set of posters using the adorable characters from Whimsy Workshop Teaching. These children…
…to my Fractions File Cabinet page, but I didn’t include directions or suggestions for activities. Today I’d like to share some ideas for using these fraction spinners, and I’d love…
…how it works. Plickers is a free program that’s a cross between hand-held “clickers” and paper QR codes. It’s an amazing formative assessment tool that provides academic performance data in…
…tests consisted of page after page of computation, but today’s math tests require students to read challenging word problems and understand precise mathematical terminology in order find the solution. For…
Today I’m trading blogs with Rachel Lynette of Minds in Bloom. I wrote a blog post for her on Cooperative Math Problem Solving, and she wrote this one for me!…
…world a little brighter. You’ll be glad to learn that those who give to others also benefit personally from paying it forward! According to Psychology Today, random acts of kindness…