It teaches precise details… AND it’s missing!

My copy of When It’s the Last Day of School by Maribeth Boelts is missing. With the end of the school year being tomorrow, I’m a bit frantic about finding it. I’m sure it’s at school, in my picture book bookshelf filed under “B” for “Boelts,” however, I’m not 100% sure.
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A Simple Thank You Note

Four of my students took charge of the library problem in my classroom today when my kids purged their desks of everything. Over 50 books were missing and they were not happy. They took charge of the situation and helped me make a list of what books were missing and what books didn’t [...]

I can’t believe how well their projects turned out!

Check out the highlights from the “Get a Reading Life” Independent Reading Project Slide Show below. (My kids blew me away today with their creativity.)

We’re going to Manhattan today!

Not literally, but I’m transporting my kids there through read alouds and through a PowerPoint Presentation I created of various neighborhoods and landmarks in Manhattan.
The books we’re reading today, as part of Picture Bookpalooza, are:
1. Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey
2. Mr. Belinsky’s Bagels
3. The Doorman
4. This is [...]

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