I’m so happy to bring you a “Mentor Text Lesson to Warm Up Your Winter.”  I will be sharing a compare and contrast lesson using 2 books - one fiction and nonfiction.  These books are both found on the FREE website/app Epic.  Epic is the children's ebook library, offering unlimited access to…

Today I am blogging over on Adventures in Literacy Land and I'm sharing my favorite vocabulary activity!  One of the great things about this Vocabulary Graphic Organizer is that it can be used K-5 and across all subject areas. Click the picture above to read more and grab your freebie…

I will never forget my first day of student teaching when I was listening to a third grader read and he got stuck on a word.  I sat there like a deer in headlights and thankfully my host teacher stepped in.  When the students were gone I asked, “What do you do when a student gets stuck on a…

Although I love school supplies, organizing them is something I have always struggled with.  Not anymore!   Last year I started using a Teacher Toolbox to organize my collections, which was a game changer. I made fun labels to help me manage, making life much easier for myself and my students! …