Teaching Labor Day in K–2: Literacy, Writing, Community Workers and More
Labor Day often arrives just as classrooms are settling into the routines of a brand-new school year. It can be easy to think of it simply as a three-day weekend,…
A Year of Brave Firsts: Turning New Experiences Into Meaningful Literacy Learning
Turn My Brave Year of Firsts into a meaningful literacy lesson that gets students reading, thinking, talking, writing—and discovering what it means to be BRAVE! This K–2 literacy resource is…
How to Get Your Teacher Ready: A Fun Back-to-School Literacy and Writing Lesson
There is something especially fun about turning the tables on the teacher! We spend so much time getting our classrooms, lessons, supplies, and students ready for a new school year….
Teaching Literacy and Comprehension with a Rules and Safety Theme Bundle
Don’t add one more thing to your school day—embed the rules and safety lessons you already need to teach into your literacy block! The beginning of the school year is…
Teach Classroom Rules and Good Choices with David Goes to School
David makes plenty of choices that will have your students laughing—but his school day also gives us the PERFECT opportunity to talk about classroom rules, responsible choices, consequences, and WHY…
Week Two Made Easier: Teach Classroom Rules & Safety Through Literacy
WEEK TWO! By the second week, the excitement hasn’t disappeared—but reality has definitely arrived! Students are getting more comfortable. And with that comfort often comes a little more talking, a…
Teach Classroom Rules, Choices & Consequences with What If Everybody Did That?
WHY do these rules matter? That is why I love using What If Everybody Did That? as a springboard for teaching classroom rules, choices, consequences, responsibility, and cause and effect….
Learning with The Wheels on the Bus!
There are some songs that children seem to know before they ever walk through our classroom doors. And The Wheels on the Bus is definitely one of them! The minute…
Teach Classroom Safety, Rules & Teamwork with Officer Buckle and Gloria
How do we stay safe at school? Why do we need classroom rules? How do our choices affect other people? What does it mean to be responsible? And how can…
A Fresh Look at My Literacy Resources — And a FREE Turkey Goes to School Resource!
If you’ve followed me for a while, you know how much I love using children’s literature as the starting point for learning. A great picture book can do SO much…
