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Stellaluna Digital Reading Activities That Build Comprehension

September 30 By Linda Leave a Comment

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The second quarter of the school year is by far, my favorite. I love autumn and everything we teach during this time. In this post, I'll share digital reading activities for one of my very favorite books that will keep your students engaged as they increase their comprehension … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anchor Charts, Book Activities, Distance Learning, Reading Tagged With: 2nd grade, comprehension, distance learning, reading activities, Stellaluna

Digital You’re Finally Here Activities

August 25 By Linda Leave a Comment

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With more and more schools starting back with distance learning, teachers are scrambling to find digital resources for a virtual first day of school. I've recently added five days of digital You're Finally Here activities to use with the most perfect back to school book ever! And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: At-Home Learning, Back to School, Book Activities, Distance Learning Tagged With: back to school, digital activities, distance learning, picture books, read aloud, You're Finally Here

Virtual First Day of School Activities – What To Do and How

July 18 By Linda 34 Comments

Virtual first day back to school activities and lesson plans article

Planning a virtual first day of school sounds daunting, and more than a little scary. Teachers are planners and we don't like uncertainty, especially when it comes to planning for back to school. We have never done a virtual back to school before, but I've never met a teacher who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Back to School, Book Activities, Distance Learning Tagged With: back to school, digital activities, distance learning, first day of school, virtual, You're Finally Here

Invisible Pictures: A Literacy Based Art Project

March 1 By Linda Leave a Comment

Easy crayon resist literature based art project

A growing body of research shows that not only is art helpful for learning, but is an essential component, especially for reading. In this post I've shared a creative literacy based art project that is easy to do and will help your students make deeper connection to a wonderful … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Activities, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Alexander, art activities, book activities, reading, writing

2nd Grade Opinion Writing: Will Moving to Australia Solve Alexander’s Problems?

January 26 By Linda 4 Comments

Opinion writing project for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

Getting kids to write is a whole lot easier when you have a great prompt. If you've ever had a hard time coming up with 2nd grade opinion writing prompts that actually excite your students and get them eager to start writing, then read on! These are fun and unique writing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Activities, Reading, Writing Tagged With: 2nd grade, Alexander, opinion writing, reading, second grade

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