Teacher Clip Art, Literary Resources, Classroom Ideas
If you’ve read many of my posts, you’ll know by now that we integrate almost all of our content area in class. Rarely do we let an opportunity go by for writing, and using out own art is so motivating!
But, we do keep it simple.
For example, we studied the art of Ted Harrison, who painted in the north of Canada. His colorful but simple images are perfect for elementary students.
We googled his artwork and simply talked about what we [Read More…]
We’ve been working on letter blends in our classroom, and I got a new set of Letter Buddies Blends books from Hameray Publishing to use with the class.
Here’s what we did this week:
The first thing we did was take some time to look through the books together. The students quickly noticed that each book had words with the same beginning blends. The clear pictures and simple text made even my lower readers feel confident.
Next, I passed out one book to [Read More…]
