Hey there friends,I hope February is going well for you so far. Here in Washington, we had a few days of amazing spring weather, and it has us all excited for more! Washington weather can always be a tease.Luckily for my family, we are heading into midwinter break, and our good friends asked to join an amazing road trip to hit 5 National Parks! We will be traveling through Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. It is going to be amazing and much needed for our active family. In order to hit all those places, we will have to miss a few days of school the week before break.A Vacation … [Read more...] about Travel Vacation Journal for Students
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How to Promote Anti-Bullying Through Literacy
Hey there friends,I hope things are going well in your classrooms this week! I talked in my last post about February being the month of feelings and emotions. Many teachers are focusing on kindness throughout this month and so I decided to write about something that unfortunately comes up in all classrooms no matter what grade level you teach. I’m talking about bullying, and even though our students’ interactions don’t always get to the intensity of bullying, kids can sometimes be unkind.Using Guided Reading to Teach Social SkillsWhen planning literacy lessons and creating resources I try … [Read more...] about How to Promote Anti-Bullying Through Literacy
5 Guided Reading Resources for Teaching Character Traits
Hey there friends,I hope you are having a great week. I am excited that February is here. I do love the snow and chilly weather of January, but sometimes that month seems to never end (ha ha)… especially for teachers. I feel like February is the small hill right before the home stretch of spring.With February's arrival also comes all the themes of love, kindness, and friendship so I took the opportunity to have this week's reading comprehension focus on 5 resources for teaching character traits.Why We Teach Character TraitsUnderstanding and identifying character traits is a great foundational … [Read more...] about 5 Guided Reading Resources for Teaching Character Traits
6 Activities for STEM and Reading Comprehension
Hey there friends!Today I’m sharing with you two of my passions - STEM and reading comprehension. I absolutely love finding books that I can use to teach reading comprehension and also create a STEM challenge for my students to make connections with hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math activities. If you are familiar with my teaching resources then you know how much I enjoy the “How to Catch A _” series by Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton. These books make the perfect STEM companion books and my "How to Catch a Dragon:" Chinese New Year STEM Activity is a fun way to celebrate … [Read more...] about 6 Activities for STEM and Reading Comprehension
