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Showing posts with label literacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label literacy. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

IT'S ABOUT TIME, TEACHERS, for VETERANS' DAY!

 


Veterans' Day is Nov. 11. How will you honor our veterans?

The history of this special day seems like a great place to start. However, a dry recitation of the facts is uninspiring. Condense it with poetry!



This poem, and the Poetry Possibilities that accompany it, will provide a concise description of the day's origins.

Also found in this unit are poetry possibilities for pumpkins, Halloween, November, seasonal changes, Thanksgiving, and more! You can find this resource here:


Children's Book Week is also coming up, Nov. 3-9.



Celebrate it with poetry, too!



Naturally, there are teaching possibilities to accompany these poems. They can also be found in the Fall Poetry Possibilities unit.






Wednesday, October 23, 2024


Are you ready for Halloween?  These resources will provide lots of treats for your classroom.

First a FREEBIE!

Emerging readers love the surprise ending to this book.  You'll love the teaching suggestions that come with it.


Young learners also love this phonics sort.

These resources exercise critical thinking and problem solving: 





You can count on these math resources to be just tricky enough.









Wednesday, April 24, 2024

It's About Time, Teachers, to Roundup Your Cowboys!

 

Every spring, I ❤️ to have thematic weeks in my classroom. One of my favorite themes is a roundup in which I immerse my class in all things cowboy. You can do it, too, with these resources:

FREEBIE

This COWPOKE GLYPH is a fun craftivity that incorporates data collection and writing. It also creates a fun display.

For decades I taught primary children. Thus, I have cowpoke products meant just for them:

PRIMARY













Then I transitioned to intermediate enrichment classes.

INTERMEDIATE





















Naturally, I have created differentiated resources that span all elementary grades.

DIFFERENTIATED














For those who like the complete immersion into all things cowboy, I have decor. And, all the decor is half-price through 4/30/24.