I just have a quick post this evening. We got some VERY good news at my school this week. After MUCH work, and many hours we found out that we will be receiving an Indigo Love of Reading Grant for $84 000 over the next three years. Yahoo!!!!! That’s $84 000 for books and literacy initiatives. [...]

That's right!  The end is close enough that we can start prepping our kids for the big transition to first grade!  I am ready, are you?  (Well sort of ready!) Recently we wrote stories about why we are ready for first grade.  Focused on what we know and of course how we are acting.  Here's the page we used for free: This is what I got... funny ...

Joey has an older brother.  In fact, his older brother goes to our school.  Sam is in fifth grade so the age difference is pretty big, but the way he takes care of his little brother is something to be admired. Last week, the book fair started in our school’s library.  The day it began, [...]

Have a few early finishers? Check out what’s new at KB…Konnected Kids!  #edtech #sschat #literacy #scichat #mathchat #games  Below are just a few of the sites that I have added to KB…Konnected Kids: Enrichment Sites for Students who Finish Early. Currently there are 300+ sites arranged by categories. Read Alongs KOL Stories Highlights Kids ...

Happy, happy Saturday! It's been one heck of a week.  But thankfully, testing is over.   We have Field Day this upcoming week and I'm praying the kids  can release some of this built up energy. The May newsletter is hitting inboxes at this very moment! If you're not signed up, you're missing some fun, exclusive ...

See on Scoop.it - KB…Konnected’s Kaleidoscope of Wonderful Websites! Search Scholastic Book Wizard for children’s books from all publishers by reading level and grade levels. Level books in classroom library by Guided Reading, DRA, Lexile(R) levels. See on scholastic.com KB…Konnected’s insight: You may also like… 33 Kids Book Lists for ...

Not just for pre-schoolers! 10+ Mother Goose resources to help celebrate Mother Goose Day (May 1). Sporacle: Mother Goose Headline News Sporacle: Missing Word The Real Mother Goose Sporacle: Goose or Seuss Speakaboos Mother Goose Riddles (printable) Braingle: Mother Goose Logic Puzzle Braingle: Old Mother Goose Trivia Quiz Mother Goose Game ...

A child's name is very special and this simple watercolor activity turned out to be a fun and colorful way for our students to focus on the letters in their name.

See on Scoop.it - Education Matters - (tech and non-tech) 9 issues available to teachers, librarians and parents to print out and use with kids/classes.” KB…Konnected’s insight: Wow! Literacy Lava offers more than a boatload of ideas, strategies, resources from people passionate about children’s literacy and learning. Scroll down the page ...

What is a food chain or a food web? What is a carnivore, herbivore, omnivore or scavenger? To answer question like these I made a set of food web science definition cards for my students. Each card has a picture of an organism to represent each term along with a simple, easy to understand definition. See the sample picture below. It ...