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Do you have a system to organize your books? The longer you teach, the more books you collect, which makes it harder to find a specific book when you need it. I have tried different ways through the year. My current way is to organize my books using...

Do you have favorite books that you read the first week of school each year?  The pandemic has impacted our community in multiple ways.  Before COVID-19, some of your students may have experienced some type of trauma. After COVID-19, all of your students...

In a perfect teaching world, we would have all of the resources we need at our fingertips.  Wouldn't that be nice?  With a little creativity and effort, you can find, make, or get needed resources.
Look around your house, visit yard sales or garage sales.  Silicone candy molds or ice molds can be a used in the classroom. This pineapple mold can be used with Play-doh to make patterns, counting, or a compound word center....

Do you have favorite read alouds that you share with your class each year?  I have some favorites and am always looking for new ones to add to my collection.
Students love the Black Lagoon series by Mike Thaler.  Best of all there are books about many of the members of the school community that you introduce your class to at the beginning of the school year.   Here are a few examples (affiliate link):...