Have you met Otis? He is an adorable little tractor and your kids will love him! In this series of books, Loren Long does a beautiful job of showing the students what it means to be a friend. Otis the tractor lives on a farm and the farmer has just introduced someone new... a scarecrow to shoo away the crows. Otis and the animals go out to greet the scarecrow with their friendly smiles, but the scarecrow doesn't return the smile and his frown never leaves his face. Eventually everyone stops ... continue reading...
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Book Talk Tuesday: Silly Tilly
"Tilly was a silly goose," starts this adorable book by Eileen Spinelli. This book takes us on an adventure and shares with us the many silly things that Silly Tilly does. She likes to kiss fish, take baths in apple juice, comb her feathers with a rake, annoying the rest of the barnyard with her wild antics. When she sits on Rooster's birthday cake it's the last straw. The other animals tell her that she must stop all her nonsense and behave like everyone else. Sadly, she complies with ... continue reading...
Apple Unit UPDATES
I just revised my Apple unit and it doubled in size. If you purchased this unit previously please go TPT and get the revisions at no additional charge. To get the updates sign into to TPT. Then, click on the green MY PURCHASES tab at the top of the page. Then find the link to the Apple unit and download the revisions. I will be updating and adding to my FARM UNIT & SPIDER unit next. *If you don't own my Apple unit you can check it out by clicking on the cover image ... continue reading...
Duck for President | President’s Day Reading Lesson Ideas
Duck for President reading lessons for kindergarten and 1st grade! This is a great book for President's Day. Reading comprehension, responding to literature, and a fun craft! Duck for President | President's Day Reading Lesson Ideas I love reading this book in February for President's Day. Duck is quite a funny character as he works his way into becoming President. Here are some fun writing response and activity ideas that go along with this book! Problem/Solution In this story, Duck and ... continue reading...
Dr. Seuss
Hi Everyone, I've been so busy working on my farm unit that I didn't get a chance to make a post this weekend. I will be making my weekly post tomorrow. I just wanted to do a quick post to let you know that my friend Kathleen from Growing Kinders has a great Dr. Seuss unit that you might want to check out since his birthday is this week! Here's the link: DR. SEUSS ... continue reading...
Reading Rubrics for the Primary Grades
These reading rubrics for primary grades are great for kindergarten and first-grade reading! These assessments and scoring guides are great for guiding your lessons in reading comprehension. If you've used our Engaging Readers units then you probably already use the Rubrics that come with each unit, but questions about assessments are one of our most commonly asked questions so we will talk about that in this blog post. Reading Rubrics for Primary Grades: Reading ... continue reading...
How to teach phonological awareness
Phonological awareness activities that teach rhyming. Your kindergarten and first-grade students will love these fun lessons ideas to reinforce rhymes. These phonological awareness activities are great to use for reading intervention during your small group RTI time. Teaching Phonological Awareness Activities As teachers, we all understand the importance of creating strong phonological awareness in students. It is the foundation in which we build upon to create independent readers and ... continue reading...
15 Back to School Bulletin Board Ideas You Will Love!
Back to School Bulletin Board Ideas! Here are some of my favorite bulletin board ideas I found that are perfect for back to school. Back to School Bulletin Board Ideas With back to school right around the corner, it is time to start thinking about ideas for the perfect back to school bulletin board display. Here is a collection of 15 bulletin board ideas I think would be great for back to school. Bulletin Board #1: We Fit Together This is a cute idea to show your students ... continue reading...
25 Back to School Read Alouds for the Primary Classroom
25 Back to school read alouds to pick up and share with your primary students to calm their nerves and create a few laughs. Back to School Read Alouds Are you getting ready to go back to school? Maybe planning the first week of school? Then this list of back to school read alouds is just what you need! You and your class are sure to enjoy these lesson-learning, diversity-filled, alphabet-listing, and just plain fun, read alouds during the first few weeks of school. #1 The King ... continue reading...
The Best Digital Sentence Building Activities for Kindergarten
Digital sentence building activities that are preloaded to Seesaw for distance learning, or use of technology within your kindergarten classroom. Sentence Building A few months ago, I posted about a sentence building activity that makes a wonderful literacy center. With the changing times, I teamed up with Deedee Wills to convert the activity into a digital format. You can check out the previous blog post showing the printable version here: Sentence Building Activity OR, keep ... continue reading...