As an elementary educator, teaching in March can be both exciting and challenging. With spring break on the horizon, students may be more eager to spend time outside or daydreaming about upcoming vacations. However, March also presents opportunities to explore important themes like Women’s History Month, National Nutrition Month, and Read Across America Day. ByContinueContinue reading “Marching into Learning: Fun and Engaging Lesson Ideas for Elementary Educators!”
Category Archives: Seasonal
Engage Your Students with Fun and Educational Activities: How to Catch a Leprechaun Book Companion
Are you looking for an exciting and educational way to engage your students during reading time? Look no further than my book companion for the read-aloud book “How to Catch a Leprechaun.” This fun and engaging activity pack is designed to help children develop important skills while enjoying a beloved tale of trickery and adventure.ContinueContinue reading “Engage Your Students with Fun and Educational Activities: How to Catch a Leprechaun Book Companion”
Benefits of Reading Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs During Your Weather Unit
Integrating literature into content areas is a powerful way to engage students in learning. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett is an excellent example of a book that can be used in the classroom to supplement a weather unit in science. Reading this book aloud to elementary students can have numerous benefitsContinueContinue reading “Benefits of Reading Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs During Your Weather Unit”
Read Aloud Books on Kindness
A list of three books to initiate discussions on being kind.
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”
