Celebrate Constitution DayEvery year on September 17th, we celebrate Constitution Day. It commemorates the creation and signing of the the U.S. Constitution. According to the U.S. Department of Education:... each educational institution that receives federal funds for a fiscal year is required to ... Read More
Read-Aloud: How to Read a Book
Colorful Classroom Read-Aloud: How to Read a Book by Kwame AlexanderIn this book ... Kwame shares a poem that he wrote for World Read Aloud Day. He captures the reading experience in this story and shares how truly wonderful books can be. He paints a picture of the journey readers take each time ... Read More
Read-Aloud: Stick and Stone
Colorful Classroom Read-Aloud: Stick and Stone by Beth FerryIn this book ... When Stick rescues Stone from a prickly situation with Pinecone, the pair become friends. But when Stick get stuck, can Stone return the favor?Recommended for: friendship, anti-bullying, kindness Check out more Colorful ... Read More
Read-Aloud: Dreamers
Colorful Classroom Read-Aloud: Dreamers by Yuyi MoralesIn this book ... Yuyi tells her own immigration story from Mexico to the US. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but brought her strength, her work, her passion, her hopes and her dreams.Recommended for: community, perspective, Check ... Read More
Read-Aloud: Salt in His Shoes
Colorful Classroom Read-Aloud: Salt in His Shoes by Deloris JordanIn this book ... we learn that basketball-great, Michael Jordan, almost gave up on his dream to play ball. He feared that he would never be tall enough, but through hard-work and determination, he becomes one of the best basketball ... Read More
Read-Aloud: The Good Egg
Colorful Classroom Read-Aloud: The Good Egg by Jory JohnIn this book ... we meet an egg who has been good as long as he can remember. While the other eggs in the carton are rotten, he is verryy good. Eventually, he starts to crack (literally) under the pressure of always trying to be ... Read More