SEASONAL BOOK REVIEWS  YOUR STUDENTS WILL LOVE Way back when I was teaching first grade, I always included one or two "book commercials" in our opening and closing class circle times.  These were short previews of new stories that I had added to our classroom library book bins that included a peek at one of my favorite illustrations, a summary of the plot, and a description of my favorite character.  My purpose in conducting these "book commercials" was to build excitement and interest in my young readers, and encourage them to try new genres or types of books. Once I had modeled the practice, I would ask for volunteers to come up to our "share chair" to talk about the books they were reading and tell the rest of the group if they should read them too. ...

Hello Friends! I thought today would be a good day to update this post as the Halloween holiday approaches! ...

Greetings! I've updated this post to bring you some spook-tacular activities that you can use as whole group lessons or as literacy centers as the month of October unfolds! This resource is designed to provide primary grade students with a variety of  engaging and interesting topics to write about. I hope it will help your students compose some spooktacular rhymes,  acrostic poems,  fictional narratives, "how-to" recipes,  personal opinion pieces, and non-fiction reports too! A chapter books that is a hilarious read aloud and good springboard for discussion or brainstorming writing ideas is... Be sure to download the product preview you will find {HERE} to find this sign and  some "bewitching sampler" pages you can use in  your own classroom! Thanks in advance for leaving constructive feed......