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Resources for studying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Resources for your Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lesson Plans

January 12, 2021

Today I wanted to share some books and resources for teaching all about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This is such an important unit for students, but I hope these are resources you choose to use all year long. Black History, Civil Rights and Anti-Racism are conversations we can (and should) be having all year long. Lesson Plans More Than Just a Dream by Lanesha Tabb and Naomi O'Brien ... read more

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5 Ways to Connect with Students

5 Ways to Re-Establish a Strong Classroom Community

January 3, 2021

Starting the Spring semester is always exciting, but a bit overwhelming. Often, we realize how much content we still need to teach...where did half of the school year go?! But we're also met with students who have matured over the break and started to really blossom and show new strengths and abilities. At the beginning of the year, it's easy to focus on building a strong classroom family ... read more

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Indoor Recess Favorites

Favorite Products for Indoor Recess

December 17, 2020

There's nothing quite like the feeling of looking outside and realizing it's going to be indoor recess today. EXCEPT for looking at the forecast and realizing you don't know when you're going to have outdoor recess again. I'll never forget when we had two weeks of indoor recess. I don't know how any of us survived. I wanted to share a few things that might make indoor recess a little bit ... read more

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Picture Books about Christmas

Favorite Books for Christmas

December 16, 2020

Today I wanted to share a few of my favorite books to talk about Christmas in the classroom! You probably know that I'm a HUGE proponent for balancing the holidays so that Christmas isn't your main focus. But, I also understand Christmas can and should be a part of your unit. Here's a list of my favorite books for the days you talk about Christmas! I've included a link to Amazon, but you can ... read more

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8 ways to make your holidays around the world unit more inclusive. 8 things to think about during your holiday lesson plans and holiday unit.

8 Things to Consider for Your Holiday Unit

December 9, 2020

Happy December! I wanted to stop by and share some of my learning over the past few years about your Holiday unit. It's such a fun unit and topic and I know kids look forward to it everywhere. There are a few things we can do to tweak our language/resources to make sure we're respecting each culture, religion and family. Call it "Holidays We Celebrate" or "Holidays" as often as you call it ... read more

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Respect Read Alouds

Books for Teaching Respect

November 18, 2020

Today I wanted to share some of my favorite books to support your lessons on respect. Having strong read-alouds makes it so much easier to introduce and reinforce social-emotional skills. This post contains affiliate links. I receive a tiny stipend when you use my links to purchase these books at no cost to you. I use these stipends to keep bringing resources to you and your classroom. Do ... read more

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Turkey Activties

Turkey Activities

November 5, 2020

This post contains affilate links. I receive a small stipend when you purchase something on Amazon. However, I stand behind each product and wouldn't recommend something I didn't believe in. This is at no cost to you. Now that Halloween is over (😭😭) it's time to move on to Thanksgiving. I'm so thankful for other educators and activists who teach me how to be more respectful of other cultures ... read more

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Creepy Carrots

October 18, 2020

This post contains affiliate links. That means I get a small compensation at no cost to you. I use that to keep this blog up and running. Have you read the book Creepy Carrots? It's probably my favorite Halloween book of all time, but it could truly be used at any time of year! All of the resources shown below are in my Creepy Carrots pack on TPT. Click the photos to purchase. I wanted to ... read more

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6 books about teachign kindness in the classroom.

Books for Teaching Kindness

October 16, 2020

I recently was able to update my Kindness Curriculum to include digital components. I love that so many teachers around the world are able to use it in a classroom setting and digitally. One easy way to add social-emotional learning into your day is by read-alouds. In my classroom, I strive to do one SEL lesson a week. During the week though, I try to read at least two books that focus on the ... read more

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Ruby Finds a Worry Book Companion

Ruby Finds a Worry

September 21, 2020

One of the most powerful ways we can connect with our students and normalize "big feelings" is by sharing quality literature with them. Often, they can identify with a character and label their emotions before they can label their own. Even if you're not ready to add Social-Emotional learning to your daily or weekly lesson plans, bringing in powerful read-alouds is a great first step. I am ... read more

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