Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The 1619 Project: Born on the Water will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story. With
Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Hair Love will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story. With themes of patience and empathy, this
March is a great time to discuss and explore crayons because that’s when National Crayon Day is, but you can do this any time of the year. This post shares crayon children’s books that you can use for this purpose. All of the picture books on this list lend themselves
December is a great time to discuss and explore elves, but really you can do this any time of the year. This post shares books about elves that you can use for this purpose. All of the picture books on this list lend themselves to this topic really well. Take
Reading aloud children’s books to your elementary students is a great way to introduce and teach compassion. Below is a list of our favorite picture books to teach this social emotional learning topic. They all lend themselves well to facilitating rich classroom discussions around compassion. A Hat for Mrs. Goldman,
Reading aloud children’s books to your elementary students is a great way to introduce and teach bullying. Below is a list of our favorite picture books to teach this social emotional learning topic. They all lend themselves well to facilitating rich classroom discussions around bullying. Spaghetti in a Hot Dog
September is a great time to discuss and explore Julia Donaldson’s books because that’s when her birthday is, but really you can read them any time of the year. This post shares our favorite Julia Donaldson books and activities that go with them. All of the picture books on this
The fall is a great time to discuss and explore scarecrows, but really you can do this any time of the year. This post shares popular scarecrow children’s books that you can use for this purpose. All of the picture books on this list lend themselves to this topic really
Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Testing Miss Malarkey will love this post. With themes of worry and mindfulness, this picture book by Judy Finchler is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. Learn more about this book below! Engage Your Students with Testing Miss Malarkey
One of my favorite teaching strategies is using picture books to teach SEL skills. Picture books are powerful tools that make social emotional learning topics fun and meaningful. They are also very accessible. Even if you don’t have a robust collection of high quality children’s literature in your classroom library,
One of my favorite teaching strategies is using picture books to teach SEL skills. Picture books are powerful tools that make social emotional learning topics fun and meaningful. They are also very accessible. Even if you don’t have a robust collection of high quality children’s literature in your classroom library,
One of my favorite teaching strategies is using picture books to teach SEL skills. Picture books are powerful tools that make social emotional learning topics fun and meaningful. They are also very accessible. Even if you don’t have a robust collection of high quality children’s literature in your classroom library,
