Author: Josh Funk
Illustrator: Sara Palacios
Summary: Pearl has been trying to build the perfect sandcastle all summer, only to have it ruined each time. Can her robot, and basic computer programming concepts, help her successfully build a sandcastle? You and your child will be sure to enjoy this story, and learn some computer programming vocabulary along the way!
I was doing some early “spring cleaning” over winter break, and came across an old pocket chart that I used when I was teaching in the classroom. A flood of ideas came to me while I was on break on how I could use the pocket chart in the library with some of the lessons…
Author: Ged Adamson
Illustrator: Ged Adamson
Summary: When you go on a trip with your famous explorer dad, there's no telling what you may find! But I bet you never expected to find a shark dog! At first, taking your Shark Dog home might seem like a good idea. But what happens when Shark Dog gets homesick? Do you keep him or take him back?
Author: Mac Barnett
Illustrator: Jon Klassen
Summary: Triangle wants to play a trick on Square, but does it backfire?
Teaching third, fourth, and fifth grade students about genres is something I have always done, but this year I decided to incorporate it with setting reading goals for the new year. I have to tell you…this lesson on setting reading genre goals has quickly become one of my favorite lessons to do with kids! I’m…
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