Teaching primary students to determine the central message of a text can be a bit tricky. I find that young children don't yet have the life experience to draw on when trying to identify or articulate the moral in a fable, the life lesson of a fairy tale, or the central message … [Read more...]
Easy Parent Christmas Gift and Classroom Traditions
Here's a festive and easy parent Christmas gift using inexpensive dollar store finds. We made these super simple parent gifts with candles from Dollar Tree and used Mod Podge to glue on tissue paper squares. Watered down school glue works great … [Read more...]
10 Free Christmas Printables for the Classroom
It's my first ever time-saving Holiday Hop & Shop with links to 10 free Christmas printables for the primary classroom scattered throughout my blog. There is no need to hop far though, I've collected all of my free Christmas printables in a nice little list so you can … [Read more...]
10 Easy Classroom Christmas Ideas For That Last CRaZy Week Before Break!
Need some classroom Christmas ideas for that last crazy week before break? Look no further! I've got you covered! Promote classroom kindness with these 2 easy prep ideas! Use Secret Santa of Kind Words for classmates, secret angels, secret buddies or reading … [Read more...]
The Gingerbread Man Loose in Our School! Class Book & Gingerbread Exchange
The look of a graphic novel and the rhythmic patterns of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Both of which I adore!) make The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray my very favorite version of all gingerbread man stories. Even though we have less … [Read more...]
