It’s nearly Halloween, and if you teach beginning readers and writers, kindergarten or first grade, I’ve got some fun Halloween, no-prep early literacy activities and links to share with you! October 2020: I have just updated the Halloween pages of Fall Read and Write and More – for details, please see the preview on the product Read More…
Halloween Fluency, Singing & Subtraction Fun!
My first and second grade students can’t get enough of this fun Halloween math, music and reading fluency lesson! Something about these characters falling has them in hysterics…every…single…time…
Terry Fox: Marathon of Hope. Resources for the walk, and talking to young children about cancer.
Does your school participate in the Terry Fox run / walk-a-thon? More schools in Canada do every year. This is the 35th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope. Here are some links to resources for the walk, and insights into talking to young children about cancer.
Tips for starting a Reading Buddies (or Learning Buddies) program in your classroom
Thinking about starting a Reading Buddies program in your classroom this year? Here are some tips and tools to get things rolling!
Fun, NoPrep Canada Literacy Activities & Canada Day conversations with kids!
Hello my friends! Here in Ontario, we have one week left of classes. At the end of the school year, I like to take some time to discuss Canada Day with my students, and do some fun literacy review with the no-prep printables below! For the age group I teach, their perceptions of Canada Days Read More…
Happy Father’s Day!
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End of Year Writing Lesson: Writing for a purpose – Summer Lists!
Have you noticed that in the last few weeks of the school year, it gets a bit more challenging to motivate kids write? Summer is an ideal time for making plans and getting kids involved in making lists. Enjoy this storybook lesson and two #WritingForRealPurposes freebies!
Mother’s Day card for beginning writers!
Free lesson: Differentiated Mother’s Day Card for K-1! #MothersDay #writing #kindergarten #1stgrade #writeforrealpurposes
Motivating young students to edit their writing!
When I first started teaching, one of the greatest hurdles to overcome in language instruction was getting my first grade students to edit their writing. That piece of the writing process made no sense to them, regardless of how many fancy checklists I could find, stickers I gave out, ways we split up the time Read More…
Kindergarten: Is your child ready to go full-time?
…and did you know you had a choice? I was visiting Julie Cole over at The Mabelhood, after her tweet caught my eye… Full day or half day kindergarten? I’m trying to decide whether to send my kid next year. – Julie Cole, twitter That would be her sixth kid. As I started Read More…
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