Let's Share!

Good afternoon! For all of you who have Spring break this week, have a great week off and get some well deserved rest. For all of you who have already had it (like me), let's gear up and get some fresh ideas to get us through to Memorial Day weekend.

* For my Kindergarten and Firsty friends: still having some trouble with tricky B and D? I love Sprinkles to Kindergarten's b and d game for fun reinforcement

* Of course, March was Nutrition Month but you can discuss good nutrition with your students any time of the year. Check out Lesson Plan SOS's ideas for getting students to connect to the topic of nutrition. I especially love the sugar shock lesson; it'll scare the kids away from all that Easter candy!

* What are your favorite read aloud books? Here are some great ones for Kindergarten teachers (though they'll work for other elementary teachers too!)

* I find some many great tips from One Extra Degree and the latest is the idea of sticky note Jot Spots, a great way for your kids to keep track of their thinking during independent reading

* Move beyond KWL charts by giving scenarios to your students. I love this idea because it gives you a chance to assess students' thinking without boundaries. It gets them talking and sharing their thinking with one another, great skills to have in the classroom and beyond