A Primary Teaching Blog
Grammar is an important feature in reading skills, but sometimes it seems mundane to teach. There are some simple ways you can integrate grammar skills into your teaching, reading centers, or small group time. Somethings do need to just be taught directly, but the practice doesn’t have to be boring! Here are some ways you can sneak these skills into… Read More
Everyone loves to start back to school time with an all about me activity! It gives us, as teachers, a little surface-level insight to our students. It also gives us a little bit of time to get things organized during those first few days of school (because we all know we need our students to do something independent so we… Read More
I thought I had taught the BEST writing lesson and knew the kids could get right to work. Then, from the corner I hear, What do I write?”, “What am I supposed to do now?” ARE YOU KIDDING? WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IT FOR 10 MINUTES AND YOU COPIED IT DOWN! I got sick and tired of hearing that in my… Read More
A guest post about writing read alouds. Hi friends! I’m Kristen from Where the First Graders Are! I am so excited to team up with Jen and share with you three of my favorite picture books for teaching writing. I have to say that I love teaching writing more than any other subject. I love it because there is never… Read More
I’m obsessed with Target Dollar Spot erasers. Aren’t we all? We walk in, get sucked in right away to the Dollar Spot, and what do we see? These sweet little baggies full of cute erasers. Do we know what do to with them? No. Do we care? No. I thought to myself, I probably have AT LEAST 3 baggies per… Read More
Fall has passed and it’s time for Winter! This fall holiday season flies by and soon enough it will be winter! But don’t worry, the ladies of Books Teachers Love are here to show you our most favorite winter read aloud picture books to keep your little hearts warm during the cool season. I can’t wait to show you how… Read More
School is in full swing and it’s time to start thinking about FALL! We ladies are Books Bloggers Love have another set of fabulous books for you! My book is Click, Clack, Boo! I adore all the “Click Clack” stories, they are too cute. Those little farm animals are always up to silly things. I especially adore that duck 😉… Read More
A blog post about helping first graders write friendly letters. I’m sure you have all read “The Day the Crayons Quit”, but if you haven’t, before I even start, you better go order it 😉 {affiliate link} It’s a hilarious story about crayons who write letters to their owner {a little boy, Duncan} about their “jobs” as crayons. Some… Read More
Welcome welcome to the Summer Stock Up {hosted by the amazing Amanda over at The Primary Gal}! I’m sure you {and I} will find a TON of great things to stock up on this summer before school starts back up! Check out what I’ve got for you…To start off the school year, it’s nice to have a fun little “get… Read More
