Reading Activities for Halloween
One of my favorite memories of elementary school was thematic units. I have always loved a good theme. Thematic units might have been the start
How to Read Aloud to Kids
If we want our students to read with intonation we must model all year long. Make the read aloud in your classroom the reason your
October National Days
and the picture books to go along with them! I get asked this question all the time. How do you incorporate picture books into an
What We Read in September!
The books we loved in room 35 and why you should read them to! September in my classroom was an absolute blast, thanks to this
New Releases In Picture Books
Some Highlights from September and October New Releases! Attack of the SconesReleased September 3, 2024 Attack of the Scones is a whimsical story about a
Books about Building Confidence in Your Students
How I teach students to be confident and how to set goals! A struggle I usually see with at least a handful of students is
Celebrate September National Days with picture books
Even though I start back to school in August, the true BACK TO SCHOOL season for my heart is September 1st. There is something about
Picture Books Read in the Month of August
What we read in Room 35 and why you should too! In my fifth grade classroom we read a ton of picture books for a
How to Teach Annotation to Kids that Works
Teaching students to annotate a text is, well, an adventure at an amusement park. Sometimes there are ferris wheel vibes and other times we are