Classroom Books are a favorite of mine. I have so many now that I am running out of space to store them. I absolutely LOVE to use them as a teaching tool in my classroom. It was fairly recently that I discovered how amazing they are to use for the Big Kid Monsters. I created my first one on a grammar skill thinking that it would be too babyish for them - boy was I mistaken. They couldn't get enough of them. Now I use them for all subject areas and I try to make at least one a month. My latest book done for American History as part of my Jamestown unit. Students made a Pseudo-primary source from the 1600's and I bound those together into the classroom book. My students thoroughly enjoy checking the book out from my classroom library to read. The one I am working on now is also for American History and the kids can hardly wait to finish their pages for display. One of my favorite parts of all my books is having them all on display for Open House in the spring. Kids enjoy showing off their pages to their parents and truly feel like the contributed to something that gives them a legacy.
Let me know what you think about classroom books for the Big Kid Monsters. And until next time, Have Fun!
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
NEW Novel Unit Now Available
I am quite happy to announce that I posted my 3rd Novel Unit on TeachersPayTeachers.com! It contains over 120 pages of content suitable for 4th to 6th grade students and is California CCS aligned. It has been in the works for over 2 years and is finally completed. I must say I got goosebumps when it went live. Teachers and students will appreciate the variety of activities and chapter by chapter study guides.
A couple of titles that are in the works with the expectation of completion before December 2012 are The Giver and Phantom Tollbooth. I am also in the process of writing my first complete American History unit on Jamestown. This unit is the culmination of the training I received through Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. The unit will contain amazing hands-on experiential activities for the students and provides them with a kid-friendly reading resource for each lesson and is complete with teacher background. My very favorite feature of the unit is that it is fully based on Primary Source research - which meets National and State standards not to mention CCS.
I will also be adding various folder games on the site. I designed various games addressing a variety of reading strategies. I am excited about sharing all of them. Be on the look-out for these and keep checking back as I will be offering Freebies from time to time exclusively to my followers.
So, check my store on TpT and let me know what you think. If there are other titles you would like to see for novel units or if you have the need for other materials, drop me a note.
In the meantime, keep it FUN!
A couple of titles that are in the works with the expectation of completion before December 2012 are The Giver and Phantom Tollbooth. I am also in the process of writing my first complete American History unit on Jamestown. This unit is the culmination of the training I received through Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. The unit will contain amazing hands-on experiential activities for the students and provides them with a kid-friendly reading resource for each lesson and is complete with teacher background. My very favorite feature of the unit is that it is fully based on Primary Source research - which meets National and State standards not to mention CCS.
I will also be adding various folder games on the site. I designed various games addressing a variety of reading strategies. I am excited about sharing all of them. Be on the look-out for these and keep checking back as I will be offering Freebies from time to time exclusively to my followers.
So, check my store on TpT and let me know what you think. If there are other titles you would like to see for novel units or if you have the need for other materials, drop me a note.
In the meantime, keep it FUN!
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