Happy New Year to all!! Happy 2020! Have you heard of making a New Years Resolution? It is like a promise to yourself that you will do your best to make a change for the better for yourself. Usually people choose to make a change for better health, for helping your family, for focusing on… Read More Happy New Year! Have you made your New Years Resolution yet?
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca This story is a biography, B GRA, about how Temple Grandin shows her perseverance and how she thinks differently, how her thoughts are in pictures. It is that same ability to think in pictures that led her to solve a real-life problem.… Read More A Logic Puzzle is a Problem
Kindergarten students are exploring shapes…the perfect time to introduce, TRIANGLE by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. Meet Triangle. He is going to play a sneaky trick on his friend, Square. Or so Triangle thinks. . . . This is the first tale in a new trilogy that will have readers wondering just who they can… Read More Kindergarten Triangle Challenge
An ice-cold Coke tastes best when shared together with friends, family and even strangers! That is the message behind the 2018 version of the “Share a Coke” campaign…I am sure you saw the advertisments! This campagian has been running for five consecutive summers. Today, it is your turn to create your own “Share A Coke!” Which… Read More Share a Coke with a Book Character!
Gingerbread House Day is observed annually on December 12. Gingerbread was a favorite food of an Armenian monk, Gregory of Nicopolis. Gregory brought gingerbread to Europe around 992 AD and taught French Christians to bake it. Gingerbread was often used in religious ceremonies and was baked to be sturdy as it was often molded into… Read More Gingerbread House Day: Books & Coding & Challenge, Oh my!
It’s easy to make fun of stuff – it’s cooler to make stuff! Kid President has a life-long wish fulfilled when he gets to see how jet engines are made and is provided with the inspiration to finish a project of his own. Use the Executive Function Rubric to see how you can develop your… Read More Famous Failures
Read the nonfiction book titled: Thank You Sarah, The Women Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson. Sarah’s story is an inspiration for us to think about things we can do to make a difference in our communities. What are some ways you can make the community better? Additional Activity Websites: Thanksgiving Timeline This site provides information about how Thanksgiving… Read More All About Thanksgiving
Fiction is not true and non-fiction is true. Non-fiction books are all about the world: people, places and thngs! Fiction is imaginary stories. Fiction books are are about imaginary people, imaginary events and imaginary places. A fiction book, Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano and a nonfiction book, All About Turkeys by Jim Arnosky will be… Read More Is this Book Fiction or Nonfiction?