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Teacher Resources

Looking for some favorite author read-alouds to expand your classroom library? Here are my faves and some examples of books they’re known for!

Mo Willems (Piggie and Gerald set)
Janell Cannon (Stellaluna)
Tomie De Paola (Legend of the Poinsettia)
David Shannon (No, David)
Doreen Cronin (Click Clack Moo, Diary of a Spider)
Jon Klassen (I Want My Hat Back)
Peter Reynolds (The Dot)
Kevin Henkes (Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse)
National Geographic: who would win animal vs. animal book
(and any book read alouds from Amy Lemons on TPT)
Carole Boston Weatherford (Moses)
There’s also some poetry books called “I Read to You, You Read to Me” (scholastic I think) that help with fluency practice for a child and parent to take turns reading a highlighted line!

Class instruction resources:

*NEW* Here is a compilation of Social Studies resources and videos to walk a student through American History: Singing Through Social Studies

Check out my YouTube channel with reading and math strategies we use in class and you can try at home! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz_CtwvK3EE9Lm5aIB__vug?view_as=subscriber

Fun Articles with great teaching ideas:

Fist bumps every teacher should know

Technology policy ideas

Ways to motivate students

BEST beginning of the day routines!*

BEST end of the day routines!*

Musical playlist ideas*

*I would love to be a mix between Ms. Frizzle, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, Mary Poppins, and every great teacher example out there to make learning truly magical. Following Brent Vasicek’s ideas for his students inspire me to make my second-grade classroom as close to magical as I can get!

Facilitating discussion/classroom management ideas

Class jobs and homework routines

Transitioning ideas

5-minute brain break, transitional or time-filler ideas

Beginning of the day routine ideas

End of the day ideas

Introduce singing into the classroom: “Sing” and lyrics **

**I also love to follow this blogger, Alycia Zimmerman for inspirational ideas!

Beginning of the year class rules: a Constitutional approach

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