(This is a continuation of my blog “Improving Fiction and Non-Fiction-Part 1″ which you can find here.) The next step I wanted to improve was how I taught the story elements for both Fiction and Non-Fiction books. Last year I created an interactive anchor chart that I used in the beginning as we were…
Improving Fiction and Non-Fiction (Part 1)
I am always trying to find ways to help my kids understand the difference between Fiction and Non-Fiction, so over the summer I created a Fiction and Non-Fiction Activity that I could use as an introduction as well as a review with my students. Here’s what I did. Over the years, I’ve collected A LOT of…
Labeling the Parts of a Book
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.)…
1st Grade Yearly Lesson Plans
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…
Library Lion Book Care Book
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…
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