Students have all different personalities. Honestly, getting to know each one makes being a teacher so special! However, some personalities are much louder than others. While this can be okay on the playground or when cheering on a favorite team, students need to learn when it is not. Ultimately, ... Read More
Wemberly Worried Helps Students Understand Feelings
Children of all ages experience so many emotions each day. While they may be happy one minute, they may cry the next. So, teachers work hard to help students appropriately manage all of their feelings. Honestly, this is the best way to live life to the fullest. Thankfully, Wemberly Worried helps ... Read More
New Books February 2023
I love finding brand new books to share with you! It’s amazing how many new books were released this month. Check out these new books from February 2023!I’m sharing all these books on video as well! Check out the New Books February 2023 episode on my YouTube channel.This post contains affiliate ... Read More
New Books for January 2023
How is it 2023 already?! Well, I'm certainly glad that it is a new month and a new year, because there are some amazing books that were released this month. Actually, I think this is my largest collection of new books to date! Check out these new books from January 2023.I’m sharing all of these ... Read More
The 2023 Mock Caldecott List
The 2023 Mock Caldecott List is here! This is my second year pulling together this list and I love having you participate in reading and picking your own winners from the Caldecott nominees (there are no official nominees - this list is full of books getting a lot of buzz and who I think would be ... Read More
Benefits of Reading Aloud to Kids
Read alouds are a powerful (and often under-utilized) tool for the elementary classroom. There are so many important reasons to read aloud to students that go way beyond just reading a story. Let's jump into some of the most important benefits of reading aloud to kids!I’m sharing all of these ... Read More