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April Showers
April is traditionally a rainy month; after all, “April showers bring May flowers,” right? Weather can be a bit tricky this time of year as the clash of warm and cold climates creates unexpected storms...
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Engage Your Students in Earth Day
Every April, we come together to recognize Earth Day, and this year, Earth Day falls on Tuesday, April 22nd. Whether you are organizing a Go Green campaign at your school, inviting students to adopt an...
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Engage Students in the Kentucky Derby
“And they’re off!” After My Old Kentucky Home is played, the horn is blown, and the jockeys are in place, the race begins: it’s the Kentucky Derby! Students across the country might not be quite as...
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eBooks to Engage Students in Spring
After our April showers post, we definitely had to bring you some ideas about incorporating May flowers into your literacy curriculum. Engage students in this absolutely beautiful time of year by...
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Learning From Maps
Teaching Kids To Read Maps While Traveling Understanding how to read maps is an important life skill. Educators and parents can introduce map skills and geography at a young age. Youngsters can learn...
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Rourke Encyclopedias and Informational Texts
After my last post where I explained how my students created flip books to illustrate the various text and graphic features of informational texts, I was excited to see that Rourke Educational Media is...
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Teaching Kids: Letting books send the message
As a Mom, I feel like the most over-used word in my vocabulary is “No” — followed closely by “Don’t.” I get tired of hearing myself say them, so I can imagine how weary my daughter is of listening to...
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Science…Science…Science
Science…Science…Science Starting Kids Early Brings Success in Science Teaching kids science at an early age is a tool that can help students to succeed in high school and college science courses at...
View ArticleAll About Informational and Explanatory Writing and The Common Core State...
INFORMATIONAL AND EXPLANATORY WRITING Students can write informational pieces on many things that are relevant to their lives. Some informational piece examples are: Animals and their habitats Wind...
View ArticleTravelouges and Adventure Journals: Keeping Kids Writing Over the Summer
A lot of students travel in the summer. They go to the beach or to the mountains. They go camping with family or maybe even to summer camp. They travel far from home and close to home. They visit...
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