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Do Unto Otters is a great book to use to connect literacy and social emotional learning concepts

Do Unto Otters Social Emotional Learning

As teachers, we all know that academic skills and concepts are not the only things that we teach. In fact, many social emotional learning concepts are woven into out days....

Do Unto Otters Social Emotional Learning

As teachers, we all know that academic skills and concepts are not the only things that we teach. In fact, many social emotional learning concepts are woven into out days....

Book based activities for The Recess Queen - a great back to school book

The Recess Queen Activities

During those first few weeks of back to school, it is really important to set classroom standards and expectations. I love to incorporate using books and activities to help students...

The Recess Queen Activities

During those first few weeks of back to school, it is really important to set classroom standards and expectations. I love to incorporate using books and activities to help students...

A great back to school book or social emotional learning book and book activities for We Don't Eat Our Classmates

We Don't Eat Our Classmates Book Activities

Starting out a new school year can be an overwhelming and sometimes a scary time for students. They have a new teacher, a new classroom, and new classmates to get...

We Don't Eat Our Classmates Book Activities

Starting out a new school year can be an overwhelming and sometimes a scary time for students. They have a new teacher, a new classroom, and new classmates to get...

Help students decode long vowel sounds in unfamiliar words with the Flippy Dolphin reading strategy

Flippy Dolphin Reading Strategy

Vowel sounds can be especially tricky for our beginning readers. Just when they get used to the short vowel sound we teach them long vowel sounds. When my readers are...

Flippy Dolphin Reading Strategy

Vowel sounds can be especially tricky for our beginning readers. Just when they get used to the short vowel sound we teach them long vowel sounds. When my readers are...

Teaching the SH Digraph can be fun and engaging with this interactive anchor chart and activities

Fun Activities to Teach the SH Digraph

Congratulations! Your students have mastered single letter sounds and are probably reading basic sentences. What a fun thing to watch unfold! Now it’s time to keep learning. It’s time to...

Fun Activities to Teach the SH Digraph

Congratulations! Your students have mastered single letter sounds and are probably reading basic sentences. What a fun thing to watch unfold! Now it’s time to keep learning. It’s time to...

Teach your students how to use context clues in the remainder of the sentence when they come to a new word they don't know.

Decoding Unknown Words with Skippy Frog

Hooray! Your students are reading sentences. It's taken a lot of hard work, patience, and some really clever reading strategies to help your students get this far. But, what do...

Decoding Unknown Words with Skippy Frog

Hooray! Your students are reading sentences. It's taken a lot of hard work, patience, and some really clever reading strategies to help your students get this far. But, what do...