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Cause and Effect With Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

March 16 By Linda Kamp 9 Comments

Teaching kids to see cause and effect- Anchor chart, lesson ideas, and reading activities for teaching with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

In order to turn our readers into comprehenders we need to go deep when working with a book.  One of my very favorite books that makes reading for meaning so much fun is Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Perfect for teaching cause and effect, it is also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anchor Charts, Book Activities, Popular Posts, Reading, Writing About Reading Tagged With: anchor charts, book studies, cause and effect, foldable lapbooks, freebies, writing about reading

Teaching with Stellaluna: Turning Readers Into Comprehenders

October 18 By Linda Kamp 3 Comments

Teaching with Stellaluna: Turning readers into comprehenders by going deep into characters and their varying points of view.

In this post, I share teaching ideas and my favorite Stellaluna activities that have helped turn my readers into comprehenders! Stellaluna is a teacher's dream for deepening comprehension in our students. This delightful book lends itself so well to building vocabulary, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anchor Charts, Book Activities, Fall, Freebies, Writing About Reading Tagged With: book studies, foldable lapbooks, freebies, Stellaluna, writing about reading

Louder, Lili (A Little Gem of a Back to School Book!)

August 29 By Linda Kamp 1 Comment

Louder, Lili-A perfect back to school book about classroom community, friendship, and finding your own voice. Character traits anchor chart. this post has lots of ideas for working with the book. This is a great book to also use for encourage and support shy students.

I'm always on the lookout for out for those not so ordinary back to school books. Last year I found this sweet gem of a book that's so perfect for building community those first few weeks.  Louder, Lili is a wonderful story about an quiet little girl who struggles to be heard. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anchor Charts, Back to School, Book Activities, Bulletin Boards, Writing Tagged With: anchor charts, book studies, foldable lapbooks, literacy activities, writing about reading

Ending the Year in a Life Cycle Garden

May 22 By Linda Kamp 7 Comments

Life cycle garden Spring open house bulletin board hallway display ideas

As the end of the year draws near, it's always such a pleasure to have our families visit one last time to see all of their student's hard work and learning. Our end of year open house gives me the chance to chat with parents and let them know how proud I am of their student and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Anchor Charts, Bulletin Boards, End of Year Activities, Freebies, Life Cycles, Science, Writing About Science Tagged With: end of year activities, foldable lapbooks, freebies, life cycles, writing activities

Butterfly Life Cycle Resources & Free Printables

May 5 By Linda Kamp 16 Comments

Butterfly life cycle resources and free printables-These creative, hands on activities are ideal for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade.

Raising butterflies in our classroom is always a highlight and this year was no different! We went hands-on all the way as we learned about the stages of the life cycle, metamorphosis, pollination, the compound eye and more. Read on to see all of our butterfly life cycle … [Read more...]

Filed Under: butterfly life cycle, Freebies, Science, Writing Tagged With: butterflies, foldable lapbooks, life cycles, science, writing about science

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