A delightfully dark vintage alphabet book from mid-century illustrator Edward Gorey, the Tim Burton of his day.
Thomas Columbo alters vintage kid's books through the use Photoshop, adding the text in order to give the stories a different meaning with a comedic effect.
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This is a fun activity to practice the simple present. Students look at the images and talk about what Mick does. Later, you can use this worksheet to introduce other tenses, too.
October 31st is Reformation Day, a day to celebrate Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation, or the movement that led reformers to break away from the Catholic Church. I have taught kids aged 4-12
A set of printable storytelling prompts for kids. Prompt your child's imagination with this set of creative storytelling & writing prompts.
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Whether your little one is a new reader or into their own chapter books, starting your own book club for kids is easy with these tips and tricks!
Fluency is such an important component of reading. Low fluency rate may not always be detected until late elementary or early middle school. Suddenly, a student is expected to read more curriculum in a short period of time, and is not able to keep up with his or her studies. This is one area of reading that I wanted to tweak so my students would be well prepared. I realize that in order to increase a student's fluency rate, he or she needs to practice reading. I reflected back to my personal experience of joining a book club. My book club read a different genre each month . . . i.e. we didn't read chick lit. each month. I thought this must be what it's like for my students. You know, reading a book that's not really your personal taste. Whenever the genre wasn't my taste, it took me all month to read it. Most months I would have a cram session a couple of days before my book club met to finish the book. UGH! This must be what my students feel like! I decided to do something a little different to help my students. On Wednesdays, students are encouraged to bring a book of their choice to school. It can be a book they checked out of the library or one of their personal books. If they don't have one, they may check a book from my class library. I give them 20 minutes of time to read in class. Then we meet in book club groups. Students are grouped differently each week. Sometimes we meet according to the genre of the book. Other time I will have students meet in groups of 3 and do a book talk, mini-commercial about their book. Each student has a Book Club folder. I attached the assignment sheets (below) in the 3 prongs in the folder. I made each student a Book Club booklet. I cut construction paper in half, put copier paper in it, and stapled it together. The assignments are numbered. Each week, students complete an assignment about the chapter they read at school. Some weeks I assign a specific assignment, other weeks I let students choose their assignment. I found these assignments from different websites, but I'm sorry I can't remember which one or I would give him or her credit for the great ideas. Please let me know if you know the source. Book club is making a difference! I'm sure the key factor is CHOICE! Choice of book and some weeks they have choice of assignment. Below are the forms I use:
Here are 100+ flash fiction prompts to help you start your short short stories, drabbles and one page stories. Challenge yourself to write less & say more!
A free covid-19 time capsule kids activity. A free download to capture family memories. A great way to keep kids busy and record their experiences.
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If I Were a Superhero Identify a few well-known superheroes with your students and brainstorm adjectives that describe these superheroes and their actions. After reviewing the list, ask students to identify people in their real lives that possess these characteristics. Ask students to complete this thinksheet and describe what kind…
Puzzle-solving genius kids form a pint-size crime-fighting Mod Squad in this month's Backseat Book Club pick. Trenton Lee Stewart, author of The Mysterious Benedict Society, takes questions from young readers about the book's twists, turns and creative conundrums.
Today's book list of 8 books about music. Music is an integral part of our lives and kids love seeing and hearing the different instruments..
Check out these fun activities from Award Winning Author/Illustrator Jarett Lerner to do at home or in the classsroom. Includes comics, drawing, and more.
As a wise man once said, "having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card!"
Improve students' writing by teaching the differences between passive and active voice with these engaging activities.
The brand-new comic musical starring Smash alums Brian d’Arcy James and Christian Borle pokes fun at Shakespeare and other stage classics. See if you can keep up.
Since I have devoted my last few posts to pop-ups, I’ve decided to put together a brief introduction to this magical bit of paper engineering. There are many fabulous in-depth resources to …
I know this book was published in 2001, but it is new to me! I ordered it from a recent Scholastic Book Order, and I have loved reading it to my grandchildren! There are lots of ideas of activit…
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Today is March 4, which marks National Grammar Day. So, I thought I'd bring you this funny poem to celebrate. It certainly emphasizes the importance of knowing how to spell (or use a good old fashioned dictionary) instead of ONLY relying on your spell check. ;-) That being said, having been a professional Copy Editor and Proofreader for many years. Please do spell check. It's your last line of defense! I want you to do it, and so does Uncle Sam: Always arm yourself with good grammar: Happy Grammar Day, folks!
Do you hate to teach poetry? Do you want your students to learn and enjoy poetry? Try these simple ways to learn how to teach poetry...
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The Little Prince is a children's book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. This novel shares its title with Season 5's episode 4, "The Little Prince" At the beginning of the book, the narrator survives a plane crash in the Sahara Desert. The narrator is repeatedly unable to draw a sheep at the Little Prince's request (one is too old, one too sick, and the third is actually a goat). In order to make the Little Prince happy, he draws a "magic box," with his perfect sheep inside to which pleases the Littl
January is rolling along and my kids (both my school and actual kids) are finally readjusted to our routine after winter break. While in real life, I find January-March the three most difficult months to
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My favorite children’s book of 2012, Wonder, has a new companion: an e-book, out this week, called The Julian Chapter. In 86 pages, it tells the story...
100% free escape room game you can build at home. Printable clues and exciting story-line. Anyone can build it in 10 minutes! We tested it - and they loved playing it!
Including mini-lessons on theme and ways to assess students' understanding.
Thank you to Diane for submitting this fun book report poster. It’s legal size (paper) worksheet and is great for lower grades (or as an easy project for upper grades). Great end of the year …
Some writing programs call this non-fiction writing, I like to call it All About Books. The whole idea is for children to write some facts that they already know about a subject – the fun pa…
It seems like every day there is an endless stream of students reporting behaviors or incidents that happen in the classroom. On one hand, we want to help our students feel heard and validated so they know we are a safe person for them to talk to. On the other hand, we certainly don't want to feed into the tattle machine. It's a fine line to walk. So how do we handle tattling in our classrooms?
