A mutual friend posted a picture on Facebook: a kids’ school spring musical, led by a teacher wearing a pirate costume. This picture made me smile for many reasons: A very, very long time ago, I was a student at
Five Ways to Involve All Students in Class Games
Includes Whole Number Jeopardy Lesson Idea
This Summer I Want To…
I’m sure that on this particular entry in my daughter’s Kindergarten Journal, she intended to write, “Over the summer, I want to swim.” What she actually wrote, in her special attempting-to-sound-the-words-out-way, makes me laugh, though, as it’s probably a true
Beat the Heat
Informational article about ways to stay healthy in hot weather
Related Skills: Cause/Effect, Main Idea
Is Summer Break Necessary?
Informational article about the reasons most schools take a summer vacation
Related Skills: Fact vs. Opinion, Main Idea
Get Ready for Summer!
Two articles about summer: “Beat the Heat” and “Is Summer Break Necessary?”
Related Skills: Cause/Effect, Fact/Opinion, Main Idea