I can’t believe that it’s almost fall. And with fall comes the beginning of the holidays. I don’t know about your students, but for mine, as soon as October 1st rolls around, they’re counting down to Halloween. This post may contain some affiliate links, which means if you click on
Hopefully you’ve already read part 1 of my mystery genre unit where I set the stage to engage with a Detective Book Mission. Here I’m going to talk to you a little about Scooby Doo and one of my favorite characters Red Herring. This post may contain some affiliate links, which
All teachers know that back to school is one of the most hectic, exciting times of the year. We’re buying new supplies, decorating our rooms, and planning for the best school year yet. Buying all of those new things for our classrooms can get expensive, which is why I’ve put
Ever since I was a kid, I loved mysteries. I devoured as many as I could get my hands on- Boxcar Children, Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Babysitters’ Club mysteries, and more. I still love reading mysteries as an adult. This past school year, I decided I finally needed to do
If you’re here, it’s because you have the same question that I’ve seen so many teachers ask- what books should I use for read alouds? There are so many amazing books that it can be hard to decide. Here are my top six picks, including how they can be used
Ask a roomful of teachers if they like teaching poetry and you won’t always see that many hands. Ask students if they like LEARNING about poetry and you’ll see even less hands. Poetry is one of those tricky types of reading and writing because it’s so different from prose. Lucky
Most people (including teachers!) hear the word “grammar” and start to cringe. It can be fairly dull and boring, and it seems like you’re teaching these kids the same stuff over and over. Plus, you teach all these “rules” and then you teach about all of these exceptions to the
Christmas is my absolute favorite time of year! There are only 7 weeks until Christmas… which means it’s time to start planning for some of my favorite lessons. Here are seven of my favorite Christmas-themed activities with a couple freebies so you can try them in your classroom! 1. Wreath
Hopefully you caught my previous post about the fun tools I use for teaching about narrative structures in reading…now it’s time to turn my readers into writers! One thing you need to know about me…I’m not a Halloween person. Like at all. We could skip Halloween for all I care.
Ah, fall. Smell the fresh pumpkin spice lattes, break out the jeans, sweaters, scarves, and boots, and breathe in the cool air. While I’m a summer girl at heart, fall as a special place in my heart because I love being back to school and meeting my kiddos for the
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