Read Alouds are one of my favorite things in the whole world. As teachers start getting ready for back to school, I frantically start searching for the perfect back to school read aloud book which my students would love. This year, I chose the book “A Tiger Tail” by Mike Boldt. My students thoroughly enjoyed …
It’s the end of the school year and you want to end it in a fun and exciting way. I always love reading sweet stories at the end of the year to help us reflect on all that we did throughout the school year. This year, I read the book “Do not Bring Your Dragon …
With the recent closing of schools due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID – 19), elementary teachers are looking for ways to teach remotely. Parents are being challenged to create a new learning routine at home and help with assignments. I have spent quite a lot of time this past week trying to get …
Themes are always exciting for my students. They are a great way to make learning fun and keep kids engaged as they learn math, grammar, reading, writing, science, history, and crafts with a fun theme topic. Study all about shoes through these shoe themed activities and worksheets for primary grades. Teaching through themes lets students …
The amazing Rainforest habitats cover between 6 and 7% of the world’s land surface, yet are home to more than half of all the world’s animal and plant species. In addition, it is thought that there are millions of species living in rainforests that are still to be discovered. Teaching students about the wonders of the amazing rainforest habitat always …
Teaching Author’s Purpose can sometimes be really tricky in primary grades because it is not as easy as P.I.E. Teachers need a real game plan of how to teach Author’s purpose to the young students to give them a clear understanding of the skill. The sole purpose of this blog post is to guide teachers …
I always look forward to my Writers Workshop with my first graders. There is so much we want them to learn, however, we cannot teach all of it to them at once or we will make them hate writing forever. We also cannot expect them to write without equipping them with all the skills needed …
Are you ready to rock your centers with these center activities for short vowel sounds? Are you looking for ways to engage and excite your students with hands-on center activities for short vowel sounds? Then, look no further! Over here, you will find simple to manage yet extremely effective and engaging 4 center activities for …
If you’re planning an APPLE THEME UNIT STUDY FOR PRIMARY GRADES, then you might be searching all over pinterest and TpT for the best apple activities. This year, I decided to quit the searching part and put on my creative mind gear to create an apples theme unit best suited for my first graders! And …