Encourage your children to select both fiction and nonfiction text to read this summer. Since nonfiction reading is generally harder for most children than reading fiction, we can help our kids be more successful by teaching them specific comprehension strategies. When I taught 4th and 5th grade, about 90% of kids tested at a nonfiction or expository […]
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28 Books for Kids About Ocean Animals
Even here in landlocked Colorado, we love to read about ocean animals like sharks, dolphins, fish, and squid. Here are our favorite ocean animal books that your kids will love, too, no matter what area of the world you live in. 28 Books for Kids About Ocean Animals Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins Soak […]
Impressive Picture Book Biographies, 2019
I’ve been saving up the newest picture book biographies (from 2019) to share with you today. Because there are some AMAZING new books with inspirational stories, gorgeous artwork, and incredible writing that you can use in your home, libraries, or classrooms. Impressive Picture Book Biographies, 2019 Sisters Venus and Serena Williams by Jeanette Winter ATHLETES […]
Latest Nonfiction Books for Your Summer Reading
There is a variety of topics in the latest nonfiction books below — words, birds, numbers, artists, and more. I hope you find several books that you’ll want to read. Latest Nonfiction Books for Your Summer Reading The Dictionary of Difficult Words by Jane Solomon, illustrated by Louise Lockhart WORDS Want a mesmerizing book that […]
2019 Summer Puzzle & Activity Books
Use activity and puzzle books to keep your kids off screens while engaging their brains in fun thinking and learning. Here’s a selection of new choices for 2019; activity books that will make a great addition to your summer learning plans. 2019 Summer Puzzle & Activity Books 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: A Puzzle Adventure […]
6 Vocabulary Building Writing Activities with Mrs. Wordsmith’s Storyteller’s Illustrated Dictionary
Disclosure: I partnered with Mrs. Wordsmith to bring you this information. Grow a child’s vocabulary and writing skills with Mrs. Wordsmith’s Storyteller’s Illustrated Dictionary. This deluxe, illustrated storytelling dictionary gets kids jazzed about words with over 1,000 words illustrated in entertaining cartoons. –>Buy The Storyteller’s Illustrated Dictionary on Mrs. Wordsmith’s site or on Amazon. And […]
12 Children’s Books to Give as Graduation Gifts
If you have an 8th grader, a 12th grader, or a senior in college, soon they will be graduating. (I’m already crying.) Gift one of these inspiring children’s books to celebrate your child’s accomplishment and upcoming life transition. Maybe one of these incredible children’s books full of wisdom and encouragement will help them on their […]