3 Interesting Recycling Ideas Inspired by “New Old Shoes”

Post published:February 16, 2020
Post category:Reading Mentor Text Lessons Science

New Old Shoes is such a great book about recycling and reusing. It's the perfect book for teaching students about real-world ways to care for the earth. I found this INCREDIBLE book at a thrift store for 99¢ and it's…

Best 10 Plant Books to Keep Emergent Readers Growing

Post published:May 1, 2017
Post category:Reading Mentor Text Lessons Read Alouds Science

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…

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