20 Greatest Children’s Books About Perseverance And Grit
Looking for the greatest children’s books about perseverance and grit? Look no further! I’ve read hundreds of picture books about perseverance, grit and stick-to-it-iveness, and these are the best ones. You can effectively teach perseverance to your elementary students stress-free with these books! This is a great mix of true stories, realistic fiction and fantasy […]
45 Best New and Noteworthy Children’s Books for Women’s History Month To Read This Year
What are the best chilren’s books for Women’s History Month? It can be tough finding quality literature about strong women throughout history. Are you tired of reading the same children’s books for Women’s History Month? Looking to find a few new titles that are sure to bring some excitement about the topic for both girls […]
Best Veterans Day Picture Books for Elementary
Are you looking for great mentor texts to share and analyze with your students about veterans, soldiers or celebrating military service? It can be hard finding the best Veterans Day picture books for elementary students without doing a good amount of searching. Picture books are the best way to quickly teach your students something, far […]
Tips for Dictado in Elementary
Just about anyone you talk to in bilingual education whether it’s bilingual, dual language, dual immersion, etc., agree that dictado is a powerful way of teaching Spanish language. It can teach language structures, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and can be used to contrast with English. It can be tricky to do in the younger grades. Dictado […]
26 Best New and Noteworthy Books for Back to School Read Alouds
Check out these 20 elementary read alouds for back to school! These fun activities are your survival kit perfect for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. TIps and ideas to help you hack classroom management and build community while covering standards!
What Are The Best Earth Day Books For Elementary?
It’s always a good day to teach your students about environmental awareness, not just Earth Day. There are SO MANY great books out there to teach your students about conservation and protecting our planet. When I first started teaching, it seemed like every teacher knew really good books to read for every holiday, while I […]
3 Reasons Why You Should Be Teaching With Picture Books
Picture books have gotten a bad rap over the years. Teachers, parents and students alike think that picture books are what you should be reading to your students until they can read by themselves and then they should be reading chapter books. THEY ARE DEAD WRONG! I’m here to tell you though: you should be […]
Using Mentor Texts in Writing
In another post I talked about what mentor texts are: books that can be used in multiple subject areas to teach a variety of skills. Obviously you can use mentor texts in reading. One of the subject areas that you can use mentor texts in is writing. Here I’m going to talk about a variety […]
What Are Mentor Texts And Why You Need To Use Them Right Now
Mentor texts. I feel like “mentor text” is a term that is both over-used and misunderstood. They’re also not utilized to their full potential. Mentor texts are probably one of the most important things you can use in your classroom at any age. They also help you save time, and as teachers, time is the […]