Halloween-ish!

I’m a huge fan of Halloween. It’s because I have so many good memories of the holiday while growing up in Michigan. It’s enmeshed in my brain with other delightful fall experiences like walking in crunchy leaves, visiting cider-mills, and taking hay rides through pumpkin patches. Students are always excited about Halloween, but it can…

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A Birthday Mystery

What began as a legitimate blog topic has ended up being a cautionary tale on how you can’t trust the Internet, my teacher friends. While searching for a topic for today’s blog, I discovered that children’s book author Gail Gibbons has a birthday on September 1…or so I was led to believe. I put the…

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Falling for Literacy

This Sunday, September 23, is the first day of fall! Let’s celebrate with these literacy epackets featuring picture books and booklets. Our epackets are insanely affordable bundles of activities and printables you can download immediately and use. Take a look at these two fall favorites:       Click here for this adorable collection of…

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Too Soon?

Is it too soon to begin posting fall-related blogs and activities? I hope not because I’m done with summer. I’m tired of sweating and applying bug repellent. (Mosquitoes find me delicious.) Plus, I figure you need time to make your lesson plans. So here is my first official fall-related blog with a selection of awesome…

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