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…
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…
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