Are you on the lookout for some quick and simple Halloween activities this October? Halloween is a big deal up here in Salem, Massachusetts, but I totally get that in the school world this holiday isn’t too much to think about… other than all.the.candy. Sometimes the days leading up to (or following) Halloween just need some […]

I wanted to take some time today to share (3) different retelling strategies that work with my first grade students. Hopefully you find them useful as well! At the beginning of the year, I teach my students the 3 ways to read a book: read the illustrations, read the text, and retelling the story. These […]