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Stories by author/illustrator Tomie DePaola for St. Patrick’s Day!

February 28, 2021 By: thatfunreadingteachercomment

St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and a great opportunity to teach children about the Irish. Celebrated annually on March 17, children will likely notice the shamrocks, leprechauns and thematic ‘green’ while out in the community, watching their television shows and be curious to know more. Award-winning author and illustrator Tomie dePaola provides Irish expressions Read More…

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Familiar Reading – Why your kids bring home books they can already read (and how to make the best of them!)

February 10, 2021 By: thatfunreadingteacher10 Comments

Familiar Reading -Why kids bring home books they can already read and how to make the best of them!

An explanation for parents about why kids bring home books they can already read and how to make the best of them! Link to free handout! #familiarreading #earlyliteracy #bts #tpt #kindergarten #primary #ThatFunReadingTeacher

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The most important letters to young students – and a fun, free activity!

January 7, 2021 By: thatfunreadingteachercomment

The most important letters to young students and a fun activity to do with them!

The letters that are most important to young learners, and a fun activity to do them #letters #teaching #alphabet #kindergarten #earlylearning

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6 ways to save time and money during a Teachers Pay Teachers Sale

November 29, 2020 By: thatfunreadingteachercomment

Six ways to save time and money during a TpT sale

If you are a teacher, like I am, you may schedule your resource shopping around Teachers Pay Teachers TpT Site Wide sales. Here are a few things (at least six) I have learned about being strategic during a sale!

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Management tips for teaching virtual kindergarten!

November 22, 2020 By: That Fun Reading Teacher2 Comments

Teaching a virtual kindergarten class? Management tips that worked for us, and a Google Meet freebie! #kindergarten #distancelearning #earlylearning #earlychildhoodeducation #GoogleMeet #kindergartenteacher

Teaching a virtual kindergarten class? Here are some management tips that worked for us, and a Google Meet freebie! 1. Our initial communication with parents When we first received our class list (one day before we started teaching virtual kindergarten!), we sent an email introducing ourselves, including a real photo and the Bitmoji we would Read More…

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Children’s stories about the most memorable and lasting Christmas gifts 

November 15, 2020 By: thatfunreadingteachercomment

Children's stories about the most memorable and lasting Christmas gifts

I love when picture books expand a child’s understanding of a concept. The following stories show readers that many memorable and lasting gifts can not be placed beneath the Christmas tree. Here is how:

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My favorite Nativity Stories

November 8, 2020 By: thatfunreadingteachercomment

Nativity Stories are a wonderful way to help children learn the biblical origin of Christmas. Here are some great stories about the birth of Baby Jesus – and a read-aloud for kids to enjoy (and buy busy parents and teachers a few moments of pre-Christmas preparation!)

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St. Patrick’s Day is a great opportunity to for St. Patrick’s Day is a great opportunity to for storytelling! Here are some engaging Irish picture books by award-winning author and illustrator Tomie dePaola to read with your students in March! (IG- see link in profile)! http://bit.ly/StPaddysStoriesTFRT 
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We've all seen some today, right? Pictures count. We've all seen some today, right? Pictures count. Just stacking the deck in our favor that it's all sunshine and rainbows from here! Oh, and lambs...
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Spring must be coming because I have yellow tulips Spring must be coming because I have yellow tulips. Despite no longer living just down the street, my aunt still surprised me with these last week. So very grateful for my family.
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TGIF, everyone! If your students are out of sorts, TGIF, everyone! If your students are out of sorts, leaving you feeling frazzled, here are eight tips (and a link to a freebie) for helping students with social and emotional regulation! Best wishes to all of you! (IG link in profile) http://bit.ly/8SocEmTips
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Kindergarten teachers, here is a FREE, fun, printa Kindergarten teachers, here is a FREE, fun, printable, PreEmergent reader for March! 🍀St. Patrick's Day Things 🍀has just two words per page, using holiday vocabulary and providing an opportunity to trace the word 'A' with a dotted arrow font. Just - right reading for students becoming aware of words! This is the primary free item in my TpT store right now (top right corner) or you can find the link on my St. Paddy's Day page (link in my profile!) Think Spring! 
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Have always loved James' Patterson's view of kids Have always loved James' Patterson's view of kids and #reading.

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Resharing this wonderful initiative by @scholastic Resharing this wonderful initiative by @scholasticcda for further motivating student reading! A number of my kindergarten students got very excited about reading 100 books (any way they could)! 
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