For the past few years I have been helping my old school put bulletin boards together before the first day of school rolls around. I just love helping teachers and adding brightness all over the school! Every year when I create these boards other teachers always ask if I have templates to share. Well, this year I thought ahead and not only made the boards for the school, but I put everything together so you can use them too! This is probably my favorite board. It is just so simple to cut and assemble. Plus, it make a bold and bright statement piece! I used fadeless black paper, white cardstock, and … [Read more...]
Meet the Teacher: S’mores Mix
Do you leave treats out on the desks for Meet the Teacher night? I've done several things throughout the years. You can see what I made when our school had a pirate theme one year by clicking HERE. Normally it's just something small to welcome the students. This year my sister-in-law is teaching 3rd grade and her campus is doing an adventure/camping theme. She told me that she was going to make s'mores snack baggies, but I know how swamped she is with starting a new grade level so I offered to help. Remember when I made s'mores snack bags before? You can see those HERE. This time we did a s'mores mix rather … [Read more...]
Rooted in Reading: Q&A
I get so many questions about Rooted in Reading, I'm just going to dive right in and provide all of the answers in one post! I will continue to add questions and answers here as I come across them. Rooted in Reading is a curriculum that was created to enhance the Language Arts instruction in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classrooms. Teachers read purposefully-selected picture books to their students each week. Students are actively engaged in listening to and discussing each text throughout the read-aloud. Before, during, and after the read-aloud, teachers guide book conversations through … [Read more...]
Welcome Back Banner
Happy August! I know many of you will be heading back to the classroom soon (or maybe you already have!). A few years ago I created a Welcome Back Banner for our school (you can see the original post HERE). We hung it at the entrance of the school to welcome students into the building for Meet the Teacher and the first day of school. It remains one of the favorite things that I've made for a school. It just made the entrance so cheerful! I printed the letters on black and white paper and then glued them onto large construction paper. Well, I wanted to share this banner with you, but I also wanted to make it a … [Read more...]
Being Frank
4th Grade Teachers... where you at?! Katie and I just got finished with our very first 4th grade book unit! Actually, it is aligned with 3rd and 4th grade TEKS/CommonCore! Being Frank is a book about a boy who is just a little too frank... your kids will love it! All of the info for the unit is in the description and preview :) Grab the unit hereGrab the book here If you haven't read Being Frank, you must find it! It is so unbelievably clever and hilarious. Our favorite kinds of books are ones that have some hidden humor that allow adults to have a little chuckle too! Frank is SUCH a memorable character that … [Read more...]
A Bad Case of Stripes
A Bad Case of Stripes has always been one of my favorite books to share with students. It provides a great lesson while also being very entertaining. I also love Storyline Online's reading of it that you can find HERE. When I was organizing all of my materials I was able to go back and look over the different activities we have for each book. I wanted to spend some time talking about the different things you can do with this book in your classroom. There are so many great talking points throughout the book. Having book questions planned before reading really helps get the most out of your read aloud … [Read more...]
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