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10 Classic Chapter Books for Kindergarten

January 19, 2021 by Lisa

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click through one of my links and make a purchase, I will receive a commission. Read my complete disclosure. Do you scour the internet in search of great books to read aloud to your kids? I’ve spent lots of time over the years collecting titles and trying out […]

Filed Under: Book Lists, Read Aloud Tagged With: book lists, chapter books for kids, Classics, kindergarten curriculum, Read Aloud

12 Reading Fluency Activities to Fix Choppy Reading

January 12, 2021 by Lisa

It’s frustrating when our kids’ reading sounds choppy. By using these reading fluency activities at home, you will help your readers grow. They’ll feel confident in reading aloud, improve their comprehension, and make reading more enjoyable overall.

Filed Under: Early Literacy, Teaching Reading Tagged With: learn to read, Read Aloud, Readers' Theater, reading fluency, repeated readings, sight words

3 Tricks to Help Kids Find Writing Topics

January 4, 2021 by Lisa

In writers’ workshop we give our kids the driver’s seat when it comes to topic selection. Some kids may be full of ideas, but even those who love writing find days when they don’t know what to write about. Making lists, asking questions, and heart maps are three tricks to help kids find their own writing topics on those days they need inspiration.

Filed Under: Teaching Writing, Writers' Workshop, Writing Prompts Tagged With: elementary writing, middle school writing, primary writing, upper elementary writing, writers' workshop, writing topics

Christmas Shape Poetry Ornaments

December 10, 2020 by Lisa

Homemade ornaments are special. Kids can use their writing in addition to their arts and crafts skills to make shape poetry Christmas ornaments. These ornaments make great gifts for grandparents who will adore their grandchild’s precious creativity. What is Shape Poetry Shape poetry, also known as concrete poetry, is a poem is written in a […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Poetry, Teaching Writing Tagged With: Christmas ornaments, Christmas poetry, Christmas writing, concrete poetry

Our Favorite Graphic Novel Series for Kids

December 3, 2020 by Lisa

Whether or not you like graphic novels, chances are your kids will love them. Bird and Squirrel is our favorite graphic novel series for kids. You’ll love the animal characters and never get bored when you join them on their wild and crazy adventures.

Filed Under: Book Lists, Teaching Reading Tagged With: Bird and Squirrel series, Book series, graphic novels, Read Aloud

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