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10 Ways To Teach Westward Expansion During Your Literacy Block

September 3 By Linda Kamp 7 Comments

10 Ways to Teach Westward Expansion during your literacy block using social studies content to address literacy standards.2nd, 3rd, and even 4th graders practice reading skills with westward expansion content and activities

  I love teaching social studies. Learning about pioneers and westward expansion is always so exciting and interesting for my class.  They are enthralled with historical pictures and stories of hardship and courage as they learn about early settlers heading west in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Literacy, Social Studies, Word Work Tagged With: pioneers, social studies, westward expansion

This Is YOUR Year! {Giveaway}

January 1 By Linda Kamp 1 Comment

Happy New Year, friends! This is YOUR year! To help celebrate 2015 and to make your planning life a little easier, I'm joining forces with my friends at Owl-Ways Be Inspired for a New Year's giveaway!    I'm giving away the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Literacy, Uncategorized Tagged With: book studies

Classroom Catch Up Old and New!

November 11 By Linda Kamp 2 Comments

Happy Sunday, off on Monday! I really needed this three-day weekend to catch upat home and at school!  Even though I'm almost nowhere near caught up at homeor at school I thought I could at least catch up here!  You have to pick your battles, right? Well, here's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Activities, Literacy, Math Tagged With: literacy centers, math centers

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