The Year of the Tiger is finally upon us, and I know we are all hoping it will bring some much needed positivity, hope, and happiness to all of us! …
The Year of the Tiger is finally upon us, and I know we are all hoping it will bring some much needed positivity, hope, and happiness to all of us! …
This post is one in a series about our "travels" through the regions of the United States! The beginning of the year was dedicated to the northeast, which you can …
Two of our literature units in December centered around Christmas trees (The Perfect Christmas Tree and The Carpenter's Gift), so we tied in some science by doing a mini unit …
An Italian Christmas Folktale Literature Unit When I think about folktales for children, Tomie dePaola always comes to mind. His books are classic favorites loved in homes and classrooms all over …
After seeing this Thanksgiving STEM activity done by Carly and Adam over on Instagram, I just KNEW I had to do this with my son! Not only was this activity …
When I first started teaching - I'm talking about 17 years ago here - I created a simple literacy center activity using construction paper and clothespins to review contractions. The …
We are currently knees deep in a writing project, and prior to beginning I wanted to review writing dialogue using quotation marks since it is not quite yet an automatic …
It’s October, my very favorite month of the year! The colors, the smells, the feeling of crisp, cool breezes against warm, cozy sweaters. It brings me to life! And this …
It's about time for parent-teacher conferences, and I just wanted to share my Daily 5 CAFE Parent Letters Freebie! If you use the Daily 5 CAFE model in your classroom, …
This post is an overview of what we did as we “traveled” through the northeast region of the U.S. The way I plan integrated units is with Google docs. I create …