I LOVE December in the classroom! My students are always extra excited and it's fun to take a break from normal instruction to review skills and complete some fun holiday activities. December can also be a little crazy... Nothing ever seems to go as planed! And the...
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Thanksgiving Escape Room Mystery – The Case of the Missing Thanksgiving Dinner
Anyone else love a quick and easy escape room?!?! Students love working in groups to solve a mystery and I LOVE when my students are engaged, learning, talking and having FUN! I also love it when something is PRINT AND GO! This escape room activity is perfect for the...
Balloons Over Broadway Reading Comprehension and STEM for the Classroom
Anyone else LOVE the book Balloons Over Broadway? Learning about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is perfect for the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving break! And also... Macy's added some AMAZING videos this year to teach students about the balloon design process!...
SPIDERS Lesson Plans and Activities for October and Halloween
Our SPIDER UNIT is UPDATED and I can't wait to show you everything included!!! This unit is print and go and includes EVERYTHING you need to engage your students as they learn about spiders. The unit is organized into four categories: Science, Reading, Writing, and...
Bonaparte Falls Apart Halloween Read Aloud and Escape Room
Bonaparte is in distress about his bones falling apart. He is worried that everyone will make fun of him when he starts school. With no resolve, his monster friends have some boneheaded ideas to try to keep him together. This story of friendship is perfect for the...
Teaching Phonics in the Classroom with Decoding Drills and Decodable Activities
Decoding is the process of reading words! AUTOMATIC WORD RECOGNITION is the ability to recognize a word without having to take the effort to sound it out. In the world of READING FLUENCY... automatic word recognition in our students is a huge goal! Automatic word...