Make and Publish Your Own Alphabet Book: Classbook Ideas for Kindergarteners
When it comes to learning the alphabet, I tell my students it’s all about practice, practice, practice. I remind them that walking was once something they had to take one step at a time—and now they can jump, skip and run without even thinking about it. Eventually,...
“Things I Learned in Kindergarten” Writing Activities
Kindergarten is such fun, both for teachers and for students. Everything is bright, colorful and new, and no one takes themselves too seriously. Anything can be a game if you do it right, and there is nothing that can’t be improved with a couple of markers and a glue...
Book Publishing for Elementary Students: Dos and Don’ts
I remember the day our classbook arrived like it was yesterday. It was my (and my students’) first classbook project, and from the moment we sent our manuscript off to be published, my students constantly asked me, “When’s our book coming? Is it here yet? Is it here?”...