Education resources for parents and teachers
Children's literature can be a great way to introduce math concepts. Check out this list of books about multiplication! Today I'm sharing a big collection of books that you can use to introduce and reinforce multiplication. Minnie's Diner, by Dayle Ann Dodds In this silly book, the McFay boys have a hard time doing their farm work - because the wonderful smells from Minnie's Diner are too strong. The boys come to ... Read More
I'm teaching my daughter to read CVC words, so I created these simple worksheets as a way to get extra practice. Since she is only in preschool, she does these worksheets with me, and only after we've done a more hands-on blending activity. I cut out the words at the bottom of each page (of course, she could do this herself, but since I knew the activity would be challenging I wanted to conserve her energy - ... Read More
Looking for telling time activities? You'll love this bundle of monster math! Today I'm sharing a free activity that will help your learners practice telling time. Are you familiar with "Write the Room"? It's a fun way to get kids learning while also getting them out of their seats and moving. First, make sure you have a recording sheet for each student. Next, cut out the appropriate cards and post them around ... Read More
Teach students how to have fun with figurative language by reading aloud these books with alliteration! What is alliteration? Alliteration is the purposeful repetition of the intiial sound - most often a consonant or consonant cluster - in two or more words of a phrase. For example: He spluttered and splashed. Why is it important to teach our students about alliteration? Alliteration is important to teach our ... Read More
Check out these fun versions of The Three Little Pigs! We love reading different versions of familiar tales! In fact we've already shared a number of book lists - The Little Red Hen, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Hansel & Gretel, and The Princess and the Pea. But I have to say that of all of them, we've seen the most variety in the versions of The Three Little Pigs. You'll definitely want to reserve ... Read More
If you're looking for alliteration activities, you're in the right spot! I promised more activities for older learners, and today's game fits the bill! Plus, it comes in four different levels - so you can use it with learners in grades 2-5! What is alliteration? Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of many or most of the words in a sentence. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled ... Read More
In my first year of teaching, I taught a combined class of third, fourth, and fifth graders. In an attempt to teach critical thinking, I gave my fifth graders articles and books that were up front about Christopher Columbus and some of his not so heroic behavior. Just recently I had the opportunity to visit with one of my former students, and at 28 he still doesn't like Columbus! Columbus plays a big role in American ... Read More
This post contains affiliate links. Picture books? In grades 3-5? You bet! Many teachers find strong picture books to use as interactive read alouds - and you can, too. In fact, I wrote a post all about how using picture books to build comprehension in the intermediate grades - you can read it here. Today I'm sharing 15 strong picture books that you can use in your third, fourth, or fifth grade ... Read More
Okay, let's face it. As far as fairy tales go, Hansel and Gretel is pretty dark. The family is starving, so their cruel stepmother convinces their father to abandon them in the woods so they starve to death. Then they stumble upon a witch's candy house, and she captures them with plans to eat them. Finally, Gretel pushes the wicked witch into a flaming oven, where she burns to a crisp. Yikes. But believe it or ... Read More
This year I'm building up my collection of book lists. Have you seen them yet? As of this date I only have two holiday book lists, so I'm working to add a book list for each holiday. Even though our family doesn't do a lot to celebrate Halloween, I wanted to share a list of gentle, family-friendly Halloween books for kids. Pumpkin Trouble, by Jan Thomas This is a silly book about a duck who tries to ... Read More
