I love the beginning of the year, and teaching the Parts of a Book is one of my favorite lessons to do.  I had previously created an activity where students actually help me MAKE a book, and then we reviewed the vocabulary on a large interactive poster.  (You can read about that activity here.)…

     Last Christmas, I blogged about putting together a collection of 36 Kindergarten lessons to use for those unexpected times when you are sick and don’t have the energy to type of lesson plans for a substitute.  (Read more about that here.) I am SO thankful for all the feedback, support, and interest that…

This past March, I posted a blog about a series of books about a cat named Chester who comes to visit the library and ends up learning what to do in a library, book care, and the types of books that can be found inside the library.    I originally purchased these three books from…

     Conducting research with kindergarten students can be a daunting task, but I think I found a way to make it fun for them AND manageable for me!  I’ve been spending the year getting them to understand the difference between Fiction and Non-Fiction books, and would often pair two books over similar content to…

     Have you ever gotten an idea in the middle of the night and just had to get up and go work on it?  That’s what happened to me a few weeks ago, about book care nonetheless!  I was dreaming and came up with what I think will be a really fun idea. I’m…