K-6 Literacy Resources for Teachers & Parents
Since my husband and I live in a Southern California beach town, warm summer days are often spent watching the surfers from under our shady canopy. We also regularly watch helicopters patrol right along the coast and we all know what they’re looking for…sharks! The presence of sharks (on occasion) is a reality here, but …
Anna Dewdney was probably best known for her book Llama Llama Red Pajama as well as many other Llama, Llama books. I’ve always felt the marriage of her rhyming text and endearing illustrations was spot on. She sadly passed away in 2016, but left behind an incredible legacy of such wonderful books. Her publisher, Penguin …
Who doesn’t love Shel Silverstein poems? Kids love to read and recite them as much today as they did decades ago. And I think Shel would’ve been pretty blown away with with website created in his honor at shelsilverstein.com. There are so many great free teaching resources on this site which are especially helpful for …
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Is there an early ed teacher on the planet who is not aware of Eric Carle’s amazing collage illustrations? It’s hard to imagine a preschool, Kindergarten, or first grade classroom without at least one copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, written & illustrated by Eric Carle and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? …
Margie Palatini writes hysterical books and Piggie Pie! is one of my all-time favorites. In fact, you might want to check out of of my previous post, 8 Ways to Use Piggie Pie! as a Halloween Mentor Text. Her website is chock-full of FREE teaching resources for her many wonderful books: word games word searches …
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Author/Illustrator Jan Brett has produced some truly sumptuous books, and lucky for us, she’s also created a mind-boggling number of EXTRA teaching resources to accompany them. Check out these Jan Brett fab freebies: activities coloring pages murals videos printable cards computer games printable games Valentine’s Day activities Disclosure: Hey, I just wanted you to know …
Presidents’ Day traditionally honors President George Washington, born February 22, 1732, and President Abraham Lincoln, born on February 12, 1809, but we celebrate their combined birthdays on the third Monday in February. Because Presidents’ Day is a Federal holiday, I suspected there might be some great online teaching resources produced by the federal government, and …
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