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Teacher Guide: Best Books for Native American Heritage Month and FREE Classroom Resources
November is Native American Heritage Month. Celebrate in your classroom with these fantastic picture books, crafts, and activities. Fry Bread Fry Bread is the story of a Native American family that’s shows the importance of fry bread in Native American culture. Fry bread is so much more than food. “Fry bread is time…Fry bread is…
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Terrific Turkey Picture Books for Elementary
‘Tis the season for all things turkey, and it’s no secret that kids love a good turkey book! Gobble up these fun read alouds with your students this November. A Turkey for Thanksgiving A Turkey for Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting is my personal favorite, so it’s no accident that it’s at the top of my…
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Teaching Different Perspectives with Encounter by Jane Yolen
As we get into Native American Heritage Month, I want to highlight one of my top picks from Jane Yolen: Encounter. This book tells about the first encounter with Christopher Columbus and the European explorers from the point of view of a young boy from the Taino Native American tribe. This is a great opportunity…
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Skip the Sunday Scaries with a Full Week of Ready-to-Go Lessons
Feeling the teacher burn out? It’s so common this time of year to feel like you’re drowning in grading and paperwork, leaving you little time to plan meaningful lessons and activities. Luckily, we’ve got you covered with a full week of lesson plans and activities for Reading and Writing. If you have a copy of…
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Hello November! Best Read Alouds of the Month
Elementary Read Alouds and Activities for Every Occasion in November
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Turkey Bowl: A Fun Thanksgiving Story to Teach About Traditions
My students love talking about traditions, especially around the holidays. What better way to kick off celebrating Thanksgiving traditions than through an interactive read aloud of Phil Bildner’s Turkey Bowl? Your students will love this fun story about the excitable main character, Ethan, who couldn’t be more ready to finally play in the family’s annual…
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Pumpkin Jack Cross-Curricular Activities
CONNECTING READING, WRITING, GRAMMAR, MATH, AND SCIENCE Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell is a fall favorite in many elementary classrooms, and for good reason! This book presents the perfect opportunity for integrated Reading, Writing, Grammar, Math, and Science enrichment activities all tied together with the autumn classic Pumpkin Jack. Students can engage in reading skills,…
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Read Alouds in the Upper Elementary Classroom
Never underestimate the power of reading aloud to your students. Modeling comprehension strategies using fun, engaging picture books is something kids won’t grow out of as quickly as you might think! The benefits of interactive read alouds are immense, and they extend far beyond K-2! If you are not already, consider incorporating read alouds into…
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