by Teaching and Caffeine | Feb 13, 2022 | Picture Books, read alouds, reading
St. Patrick’s Day in the classroom is so much fun! There are so many great books to go along with it too. Here are seven of my favorite St. Patrick’s Day read alouds that you can share with your students! St. Patrick’s Day Read Alouds: How to Catch a Leprechaun...
by Teaching and Caffeine | Feb 6, 2022 | Picture Books, read alouds, reading
March is a month full of fun! Women’s History Month, National Mermaid Day, St. Patrick’s Day, National Pig Day, Crayon Day…I could go on forever! I could also go on forever about my favorite books for this month but I won’t! I’ll simply leave you with this list of...
by Teaching and Caffeine | Sep 5, 2021 | classroom library, reading
Let me start by saying that the size of your library does not define you or your classroom. As teachers, we all want big, beautiful classroom libraries but that’s hard to do on a small, not so beautiful salary. It’s taken me years and years to build the library that I...
by Teaching and Caffeine | Aug 8, 2021 | Back to School, Picture Books, read alouds, reading
I think we all know by now that my love for picture books runs DEEP. I’m ALWAYS on the lookout for new titles, especially for the first few weeks of school. As an upper elementary teacher, it can be challenging to find back-to-school books that my tiny humans haven’t...
