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Turkey Books for Kids at Thanksgiving

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Students will gobble up these fiction and nonfiction turkey books throughout the month of November! These turkey books for kids are great for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students! Students will learn all about turkeys with these engaging turkey read alouds. Integrate math, science, literacy, and social studies with the turkey activities and turkey crafts found in this post. Great for Thanksgiving math centers or Thanksgiving literacy centers!

With a blink of an eye, it's already November which means it's time to swap out those Halloween books for some turkey books your students are sure to gobble up! Enjoy these fiction and nonfiction turkey read alouds all month long as you count down to Thanksgiving. Learn all about … [Read more...]

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Fire Safety Books for Fire Safety Week

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Celebrate Fire Prevention Month with this comprehensive list of fiction and nonfiction fire safety books for kids. Pair these first safety books for preschool, kindergarten or first grade with your favorite fire safety activities and fire safety crafts. There are 25 books about fire safety, including books about firefighters, books about fire drills, books about fire trucks and more. Read these fire books, firefighter books and fire truck books during your morning meeting or reading block!

Fire safety is such an important topic for our young learners. Over the years, I have had so much fun introducing a variety of fire safety activities and crafts, but I have yet to share my favorite fire safety books...until now! Today, I have compiled a list of both fiction and … [Read more...]

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Books to Teach Rules for Back to School

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Teaching students about classroom rules & classroom routines and procedures just got a whole lot easier with this ultimate list of back to school books about rules! These read alouds will help with classroom management as you review classroom procedures with your elementary students. You can pair these back to school books for kids with your favorite back to school activities. Students learn how to take care of classroom supplies, kindness, and all about following directions and listening.

Building classroom community and establishing clear routines, expectations and procedures are my main focus during the first few weeks of school. I have found over the years that it is so important for young learners to have a clear understanding of classroom rules and procedures … [Read more...]

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Back to School Books to Calm First Day Fears

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Back to school books are a great way to calm your students first day jitters. Today, I am sharing over 40 back to school read alouds for kids that will help them adjust to their new classroom and get excited about the school year. These back to school books for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade pair great with first week lesson plans, back to school crafts, and more. Find back to school activities and more in this list of back to school read alouds.

Your students are headed back to school, and chances are they are a little nervous! For some of them, it may be the first time they are in a traditional school setting for a full day. One of my favorite ways to calm those first day fears is with the help of back to school books. … [Read more...]

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25 Name Books for Back to School

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Looking for name books for back to school that you can incorporate into your first week lesson plans? To celebrate our uniqueness, I am sharing 25 name books for kids that are great for getting to know you activities and building classroom community in your early elementary classroom. Use these name books, including Chrysanthemum and The Name Jar, with a variety of name activities for preschool and kindergarten. Add these kids books to your beginning of the year lesson plans!

Back to school season is upon us, and I couldn’t be more excited! I love setting up my classroom, organizing student materials and thinking of new ways to build classroom community. One of my favorite ways to form positive student relationships is through name activities. It’s … [Read more...]

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I'm Ashley, a Kindergarten teacher who loves live music, Mt. Dew (no coffee for me), and the color yellow. I believe learning should be developmentally appropriate, engaging, rigorous, but most importantly FUN... so welcome to my blog where content,
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