Archives for Language Arts
Creating Castle Lapbooks for Language Arts
About a week ago my students and I started reading a new book in class. The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli is a lovely story of a young ...
Book Reports that Look Good Enough to Eat
Years ago I came across this idea for book reports that kids can really sink their teeth into. It's a fantastic way to teach students about the many ingredients that ...
More Student-Made Alphabet Books
In a previous post I shared how to make African-themed alphabet books with your students. Now that everyone in my class has turned in their projects, I'd like to show ...
SPINGO Spelling Game
Games, games and more games! I never have enough of them to keep my classes exciting, yet productive. Here is another one that I have modified for my spelling class.
Using ...
Alphabet Books Written and Illustrated by Students
One project I like to do with my students while we are reading the book David Livingstone: Africa's Trailbalzer is to have them create their own African-themed alphabet books.To get ...
A Great Read for the First Month of School
The first book I'm reading with my class this year is David Livingstone: Africa's Trailblazer by Janet and Geoff Benge. This book provides a great springboard to talk with students ...
Fast and Fun Spelling Game
For many kids, learning spelling words involves a lot of time with pencil and paper. To mix it up for my students, I use a simple game with alphabet tiles.
For ...