April is National Poetry Month, when we can celebrate poets and their writing. Books are a wonderful way to share poems with kids and how amazing the language can be. Here are some of my favorite poetry books for kids!Want to watch or listen? Check out my YouTube video on poetry books for … [Read more...] about Poetry Books for Kids
Second Grade
Reading Month Activities
Did you know that March is National Reading Month? While we should be reading and celebrating books all year long, this gives us the extra opportunity to promote literacy. All month long, you can add in some bonus activities to motivate and engage the readers in your classroom. Here are some … [Read more...] about Reading Month Activities
Flat Stanley Activities
Are you ready to get started with some fun Flat Stanley activities?? You've come to the right place! Here is a round-up of my collection of ideas to go along with this fun book.How to do the ProjectFirst, you might be wondering just how to get started with this project. You've heard all about it, … [Read more...] about Flat Stanley Activities
Flat Stanley Lessons
Flat Stanley is a short chapter book that is great to share in your classroom! The Flat Stanley project lends itself so well to integrating different subjects. You can learn more about that in the Flat Stanley project blog post. Here are some ways that Flat Stanley lessons can be used across the … [Read more...] about Flat Stanley Lessons
Flat Stanley Ideas
You've read the book, Flat Stanley, and your class is ready to send your own Flat Stanley around the world! (check out this blog post that outlines the Flat Stanley Project). Here are some creative Flat Stanley ideas!State Fact SheetOne way to give students information about Flat Stanley's location … [Read more...] about Flat Stanley Ideas
Flat Stanley Project
A favorite activity in my second grade classroom was creating our own Flat Stanley project. We were able to bring reading and social studies together in one fun activity. Here are the step by step plans that I used to do Flat Stanley in our classroom.Check out my YouTube video that walks through … [Read more...] about Flat Stanley Project