The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn is such a classic. If you asked 100 kindergarten teachers what books are on their Back to School list, I'm betting 99 would include this amazing book. I have used it for years because…
Plant Books keep them growing. (wink) Who doesn't love the Plant Unit? There are so many activities to do with students to truly engage their learning. Students should be touching and planting and sorting and experiencing plants. From growing seeds…
Sequencing is always a hard task with early students, but this mentor text can help. This is such a cute book. The text is deceivingly simple and so are the illustrations. BUT, the book can be as complex as you'd…
Bessie Coleman is a woman to honor. She is noted as the First African-American Female Pilot, but she was so much more. She was also the First Native American Female Pilot, as her father was born of both races. Bessie…
Presidents' Day is coming soon, so I decided to update this post. Our kindergarten curriculum starts introducing the role of our president in the fall. As we teach the students the Pledge of Allegiance, we also introduce our president. Students…
Penguin and pinecone. Two winter items combined with this book. So excited to link up with my blogging friends know as The Reading Crew. Nothing can warm up your heart this winter like a good book. Ok, maybe a good…
Inferences? Seriously? In Kindergarten? Absolutely. It's just a matter of making it meaningful to five-year-olds...and you can. Look at the picture above. Did it snow last night? How do we know? Is there snow on the branches? Even if we…
My last book fair post was in May of 2015, so I want to share all the fun again. We had the book fair at out school last week...and I found some great treasures. I have recently heard some teachers…
Read Alouds are by definition "read aloud" to your students, but it isn't just about reading the book. It's about showing students how they can be entertained by books AND learn from books. Reading aloud can contain lessons on story elements,…
What a cute, cute book. Oh My...who wouldn't love the Love Monster. Love Monster just wants to love and have friends, but he is a monster and people can't get passed that little fact. Love MOnster Book Summary Monster lives…
Little Owl is irresistible. You know why I picked this book up, don't you? How could I not look at this book. However, the first time I saw the book it was a board book. As much as I tried…
PALS testing: Words in Isolation. My role as the reading specialist in our building can be divided into 2 specific areas: interventionist for struggling readers and data keeper. I know that isn't the best title, but "data keeper" almost…