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Books for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

by Anna G January 12, 2019 4 Comments

Looking for some strong picture books to read aloud to your learners? Choose from this list of books for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! This post contains affiliate links. Today I’m sharing a collection of strong picture books to read aloud – perfect for learning about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement in America. If you’d like, click here for a printable list. My Daddy, Martin Luther… 

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Filed Under: books we love Tagged With: 3-5 years, civil rights, fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, kindergarten, Martin Luther King Jr., second grade, third grade

Free games to reinforce subject-verb agreement rules!

by Anna G January 5, 2019 11 Comments

Those pesky subject-verb agreement rules can trip us up! Use these games to help kids master them. Are you a grammar nerd? I was one of those weird kids who actually liked diagramming sentences in high school. But even for a grammar nerd like me, subject-verb agreement rules can be tricky. So I decided to create a set of games to reinforce them. To set up the game, you need the… 

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Filed Under: learning grammar Tagged With: fifth grade, fourth grade, second grade, third grade

How to get started with literature circles

by Anna G November 17, 2018 10 Comments

This post contains affiliate links. Have you ever been part of a book club? A number of years ago (pre-kids and gray hair), my sister taught kindergarten and I taught first and second grade. Though both of us had started our careers with older learners, we loved our young students –  and we constantly sought out ways to improve our teaching. But we also knew that our content knowledge was… 

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Filed Under: learning to read Tagged With: fifth grade, fourth grade, second grade, third grade

21 Fun versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears

by Anna G November 11, 2018 1 Comment

This post contains affiliate links. It’s so much fun to explore different versions of familiar tales! They’re also great for building the skills of comparing/contrasting. We’ve shared a variety of collections featuring familiar tales in our book lists. Today’s list is a fun one … Goldilocks and the Three Bears! If you’d like, click here for a printable list. Fun versions of Goldilocks & the Three Bears   The 3 Bears and… 

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Filed Under: books we love Tagged With: 3-5 years, fairy tales, first grade, kindergarten, second grade, third grade

12 Books for Veterans Day

by Anna G October 27, 2018 8 Comments

This post contains affiliate links. I grew up near a large naval base. Many of my friends had dads who served in the navy – dads who were “out to sea” at least half the year. I remember how excited they were when the deployment was nearing its end! I have a huge amount of respect for those who serve in the military and for the families that keep things… 

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Filed Under: books we love Tagged With: 3-5 years, fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, kindergarten, second grade, third grade, Veterans Day

150 Fall books for preschool – grade 2

by Anna G October 21, 2018 4 Comments

Check out my giant list of fall books for preschool and up! This post contains affiliate links. Over the years, I’ve shared quite a few book lists about fall – because I absolutely love this season! I’ll start this post with a list of general books about fall. Down below, you can click on any of the images for even more books about fall … apples, pumpkins, leaves, scarecrows, Halloween,… 

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Filed Under: books we love Tagged With: 3-5 years, Fall, first grade, kindergarten, second grade

Books about multiplication

by Anna G October 20, 2018 1 Comment

Children’s literature can be a great way to introduce math concepts. Check out this list of books about multiplication! This post contains affiliate links. Today I’m sharing a big collection of books that you can use to introduce and reinforce multiplication. If you’d like, click here for a printable list. Minnie’s Diner, by Dayle Ann Dodds In this silly book, the McFay boys have a hard time doing their farm… 

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Filed Under: books we love, math activities Tagged With: fourth grade, multiplication, second grade, third grade

Free editable fall spelling game! (grades 1-5)

by Anna G October 16, 2018 16 Comments

Check out this fun editable spelling game – perfect for fall!   I know how hard it is to spice up spelling practice … so I created this simple fall spelling game. The game cards are the same, but you can type your own words into the spelling word cards! The game is cute, but not too cute, so you can use it for kids in (late) first grade through fifth… 

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Filed Under: learn to spell Tagged With: editable, Fall, fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, second grade, third grade

Children’s books with alliteration

by Anna G October 7, 2018 6 Comments

Teach students how to have fun with figurative language by reading aloud these books with alliteration! This post contains affiliate links. What is alliteration? Alliteration is the purposeful repetition of the intiial sound – most often a consonant or consonant cluster – in two or more words of a phrase. For example: He spluttered and splashed. Why is it important to teach our students about alliteration? Alliteration is important to… 

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Filed Under: books we love, teaching writing Tagged With: alliteration, fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, kindergarten, second grade, third grade, writer's craft

19 Versions of the Three Little Pigs

by Anna G October 5, 2018 6 Comments

Check out these fun versions of The Three Little Pigs! This post contains affiliate links. We love reading different versions of familiar tales! In fact we’ve already shared a number of book lists – The Little Red Hen, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Hansel & Gretel, and The Princess and the Pea. But I have to say that of all of them, we’ve seen the most variety in the versions… 

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Filed Under: books we love Tagged With: 3-5 years, fairy tales, first grade, kindergarten, second grade

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