I'm linking up with Elizabeth from Kickin' It in Kindergarten for this book study post. As I'm reading this book I constantly find myself nodding, Yes! and writing in the margins of the book. So far this book is really solidifying my Teaching Philosophy. I've always been a HUGE believer in giving students the opportunities to turn and talk. When students are given the opportunities to put what they've learned into their own words it solidifies their thinking and learning and they stand a ... continue reading...
Book Study: Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites
Get Ready to do some on-line professional learning with some of your favorite bloggers! After visiting the Ron Clark Academy, so many of us are so inspired to find ways to reach our learners in fun and exciting ways! Starting February 28th, we are going to be hosting a linky party each Tuesday and Saturday with chapters from this book: Linky parties will take place on these different blogs each time. Here is the order so you can plan accordingly :) Kickin it in Kindergarten- Chapters 1 ... continue reading...
American Symbols
American Symbols are one of my FAVORITE units to teach. There is just something about teaching kids about our history that fills me up with pride. I think it is so important for kids to know about some of the unique statues and symbols that symbolize freedom, strength, and hope. I LOVE seeing some of the projects from my America unit in other people's classrooms and the display above and below took my breath away. These pics were found on the Rainbows Within Reach blog and they are pictures ... continue reading...
Guiding Readers Units: Planning Made EASY!
We are so excited about the feedback that we are getting about these units. We designed them around the same type of format as our Math Units and Writing Units and many teachers have told us that we've cut their planning time WAY down, that their kids are really mastering the standards and developing a love for reading and writing and we are beyond thrilled! That's what it's all about. We developed our Guiding Readers Units, Math Units and Writing Units with these goals in mind: We want to ... continue reading...
February Guiding Readers Book List
Happy Thursday, Y'all! We've had a lot of requests for the February Guiding Readers Book List! Each month will usually include 4 books but for February we are including a 5th book for our friends who aren't Americans and don't study Abraham Lincoln. :) I'm including the Amazon links below as well as the links to 4 of the books online. I'm including the online books so that you can preview them. You will still want to purchase the books or check them out from the library if you don't ... continue reading...
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