Welcome Friends! Thanks for stopping by to scout out resources in my store as we celebrate a new month and a new season!  My garden, weather, and spring-themed poetry and writing units are sure to help your primary grade students bloom! A SHOWER OF SPRING RESOURCES ...
Stories and Songs in Second: Growing Readers and Writers by Teaching with Mento... : Welcome! Thanks for joining my friends from The Reading Crew this weekend for a celebration of spring! I am so glad you a... ...
Welcome! Thanks for joining my friends from The Reading Crew this weekend for a celebration of the spring season! I am so glad you are here, and hope that you are ready to "get down and dirty" as we step inside one of my favorite seasonal picture books!  Get ready to boost vocabulary and build alliterative writing skills! Grab your  gloves, galoshes, and trusty trowel, fellow gardeners and join me now as we do some spring planting along with Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal.  Prepare to share the magic of Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt with your primary grade students! Kate Messner's rich language and Christopher Silas Neal's vibrant, point-of-view illustrations draw the reader right into a garden where a grandmother and her granddaughter are preparing to plant.  The story's patterned structure and pictures go from what is happening above the ground "up in the garden" to what is going on underground...
Welcome Friends! Thanks for leaping over from The Primary Pack's Lucky Linky to check out my March literacy pack that is full of fun leprechaun-themed poems and writing activities! READING AND WRITING IDEAS FOR MARCH ...
Happy March, my friends! Are you celebrating reading in your classroom this week?  Do you need some ideas on how to host a party that is full of learning fun and simple to organize?  Then never fear!  My post is here! I'm joining Nicole for another great monthly round-up of ideas from our I Teach 2 collaborative, so be sure to hop through the linky below for more from some great teacher-authors! I've organized my tips into a simple picture tutorial, and included a fun FREEBIE full of materials that are ready for you to just print and use!  My colleagues often tell me that I should be a party planner in my next life!  I love to coordinate colors, decor and lots of fun "extras"  into my classroom learning activities, and am constantly on the lookout for things I can use for my thematic extravaganzas when I am out shopping.  Last summer, I hit the Dr. Seuss jackpot at Dollar Tree and Target, as can be seen here! The first step in or...