Colorful Resources & Ideas for Teachers with a Teaching Heart
A Review of Bailey, by Harry Bliss! This book is about Bailey, a little loveable white dog with a big personality, who goes to school with human friends. Bailey is an adorable story just perfect for a preschool to first grade class setting. Students will connect to the character of Bailey as he goes to […]
Do you have a Fairy in your classroom? She is quite a magical teacher trick. I started using the desk fairy when I started teaching grade 2 in 2000 and it is amazing how magical she really is! I would not dare live without her. She comes in particularly handy before Open House when you need all the desks very […]
Love me some Kevin Henkes… A few years ago Teaching Heart did a contest and many teachers submitted ideas and printables to match various books by Kevin Henkes. You can see all the ideas by clicking here! There are so many wonderful ideas for teachers with Teaching Hearts!!! Below are some ideas to match Lilly’s […]
From Book Jacket – “Mrs. Spitzer is a wise teacher who knows many things. She knows about gardens. She knows about children. She knows how similar they are, and how both will flourish if tended lovingly. There are many remarkable teachers like Mrs. Spitzer in the world, and Edith Pattou’s simple, moving story along with […]
I love this song… Great reminder to not be a bully… You should watch the clip and if you are interested in the book and CD, you can view it at Amazon by clicking the link here. “All it takes is one good friend and school is a good place to be.” ~ Judy H. […]
This book shows how one good deed can turn into five good deeds and how five can quickly turn into billions of good deeds. Through Ordinary Mary’s good deed, children can see that doing something simple and nice can be extraordinary. Yes, any child can do a good deed, no matter how ordinary they are. […]
My son recently participated in a book club for kids. My girlfriend’s soon to be fourth grade daughter had an idea to do a summer book club with some of her summer friends. Her mom does it with her friends, why shouldn’t she??? Well, leave out the wine and it’s kid friendly! Seriously, it was a great […]
This is a must read book for the first day of school. Great to read to grades k-2 and even grades 2-4 would enjoy this cute book about a racoon named Chester who is ready to start his first day of school. In the story the raccoon talks about his fear of going to school. […]
At the bookstore the other night with the kids after a dinner out with the family… One of my favorite things to do is grab a couple of Children’s books I have never read and give them a read. I picked up this book called How Rocket Learned to Read. The cover and the title […]
Do you have a display like this at your library??? My girlfriend, Nancy filled me in on these little gems about a year ago. I was in love with them the minute the headphones hit my kids ears. A Playaway is the simplest way to listen to an audiobook on the go. With the audio […]
