Want to watch or listen to this information? Check out the YouTube video for First Chapter Friday here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz9p0tqkkK8 What is First Chapter Friday? First Chapter Friday is a sneak-peek of a novel to entice your students to want to read the rest of the book. You ... Read More
Picture Books for Thanksgiving
November is a great time to read aloud books about Thanksgiving. And it's for talking about Native American history and gratitude, as well. Here are my favorite picture books for Thanksgiving! Want to watch or listen to this information? I’ve got a video for you! On my channel, you can learn ... Read More
Kindness Books for the Classroom
As teachers, we want our students to be kind. One of the best ways that I know how to teach them that is with picture book read-alouds! Kindness books are an invaluable tool for discussion. Books help send that message by introducing students to engaging, kind characters and story lines that ... Read More
Get More Out of Scholastic Book Orders!
A few weeks back, I shared a blog post all about how to build a classroom library on a budget. In this post, I want to dive deep into one of those tips. I am going to share how to get more out of Scholastic book orders. Did you know? You can watch or listen to this information on my YouTube ... Read More
How to Pick a Read Aloud Book
So you are ready to start reading aloud to your students...but what book do you choose?? Finding a good read-aloud book can be daunting. There are so many good ones to choose! So, I have 5 tips for how to pick a read-aloud book for your classroom. Before I dive in, I wanted to let you know ... Read More
Planning a Read-Aloud
Do you want to be able to read more books aloud to your students? Is your read-aloud the first thing to get bumped on a busy day? This was me too! Until I started intentionally planning a read-aloud in my classroom. Here are some things that worked for me and how I think they can help you ... Read More
