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 ...

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 ...

No joking here! Hope you didn't ''get got'' too bad today.  :)   My kids tried their best, but it didn't work! I've uploaded my April version of the ''Sentence Sort:  Complete or Incomplete? Center.''  Click the picture below to check it out. I also created an assessment freebie to go with it! Click the picture ...

Reading readiness skills are very important for a child’s future educational success. They give kids the skills to grasp the foundations of language and words and to turn them into ideas and concepts in all other subjects.   One of the most important elements in reading readiness is showing students that reading can be fun.  It is ...

We’ve hit on a winning combination this week and discovered a super fun way to encourage lots of reading and writing. Here’s how we’re using speech bubbles to bring giggles to learning to read and write. 5 reasons speech bubbles are great for learning to read and write Using a free package like picmonkey, . . . → Read More: 5 reasons speech ...

I have always been inspired to teach kids by theme. Since I was raised on a farm, I have always enjoyed teaching my kids about what it's like to be on a farm. I especially like cows, and so today I'm going to share my favorite activities that have a ''cow theme'' to them.  To begin, I'd like to share some terrific books about ...

I thought I would remind all my amazing friends, teachers, parents, and students that my huge giveaway is set to end at midnight.  Please be sure to head on over to 100,000 Views Giveaway to enter! To end my giveaway with a bang I have put my product that is in the giveaway the Kindergarten Bear Themed Math and Literacy Unit up for only $5.  ...

A great discussion was started on the QIAT listserv about storybooks with repeated lines.  These are great books to work on beginning literacy, easy to adapt for non-verbal students, great to use with switches and many other things.  What resulted was this list of storybooks, and links to them on Amazon Bibliography of Books with Rhyme ...

Hello Pk+K Sharing blogging friends! My name is April Larremore but in the blogging world you may know me better as “Chalk Talk”.  I’m thrilled to have been asked to stop by as a guest blogger today.  Wanting to stay in line with the “artsy” feel of Hello Pk+K Sharing, I decided to share my thoughts on the importance of teaching young children ...