Reading aloud to students is a great tool to use. (Photo by Yan Krukov on Pexels.com) As teachers, we remind the parents of our elementary students to read to their children. We tell them how important it is and that it is also an enjoyable time to spend together. We need to heed our adviceContinueContinue reading “READ-ALOUDS A POWERFUL TOOL”
Author Archives: Got to be LIT
Engaging Students on Valentine’s Day
Keeping early finishers engaged with Valentine’s Day games and activities.
New Year
Photo by Rahul Pandit on Pexels.com Happy New Year! Time to look back over the last year and make resolutions for the new year. Last year was a time of change for my family. We spent the first part of last year preparing our house to sell. We painted every room in the house, exceptContinueContinue reading “New Year”
Favorite Christmas Books
Along with putting up the tree, I have been reading Christmas books- thinking ahead for you and your classrooms. Love all my readers! Here are three of my favorites.
Fall Poetry: Metaphors
Thanksgiving is. . . Thanksgiving is delicious, once-a-year foods. Thanksgiving is bonfires and roasting marshmallows. Thanksgiving is family and friends. Thanksgiving is giving thanks to God. Photo by Tatiana Syrikova on Pexels.com I ran across a book by Gail Gibbons called Thanksgiving is. . . at my public library. As I read through it, I realized thatContinueContinue reading “Fall Poetry: Metaphors”
Teaching Reading through Literature
Do you want your child or student to love reading? Do you want him to be an excellent writer? I know I do. When I started teaching, my principal gave me and a fellow teacher the opportunity to create our own literature units. She even bought us classroom sets of the books we chose. ItContinueContinue reading “Teaching Reading through Literature”
Teaching: Sharing the love
Sharing the love of books. I have always loved teaching. Even as a child, I “graded” comic books and my older brother’s homework! Can you imagine handing in homework with red crayon checkmarks and X’s all over it? Luckily, he forgave me, and I did become a teacher. I have a bachelor of science degreeContinueContinue reading “Teaching: Sharing the love”
Changes
Midland Sunset My husband and I have lived in Midland, Texas for a little over three months. Funny story on how we got here. We lived in Houston all our married lives- 29 years. We raised our four children (current ages 19-26) in Houston. We weren’t planning on moving. However, my husband was laid offContinueContinue reading “Changes”
