It's no secret that most kids are enamored by firetrucks and firefighters. I mean... who can blame them? The loud sirens, flashing lights, bright colors and cool firefighter gear are especially captivating to our little learners. With October being Fire … [Read more...]
Poetry Activities for the Primary Classroom
Hi, friends! Can you all believe that today is the first day of spring?! And with spring comes rain... SO. MUCH. RAIN. I always like to teach a unit on rain during the month of April, which coincidently is Poetry Month. We incorporate poetry daily into our shared reading … [Read more...]
Poem of the Week Activities
Hi, friends! Can you believe we are already ringing in another New Year?!?! Boy oh boy, time sure does fly! Let me start by saying how much I LOVE using poetry in my classroom! Poetry is a great way to improve reading fluency and oral language, as well as practice numerous … [Read more...]
I Can Read Poetry Binders {Poem of the Week Activities}
Okay! I promised I would be back today to blog about my "I Can Read" poetry binders, so here I go! As you may have read yesterday, I spent the last five days compiling all of the poems my team uses for shared reading. I wanted to create something simple and neat that could be … [Read more...]