Back to School Books

Well I can never resist anything book related so I have decided to join up with Blog Hoppin' for the "Back to School Books Linky Party and Giveaway!" School has still not started for me, but I only have a few more glorious summer days before it is back into the classroom. I know there are a million fantastic books I could have chosen, but I decided to narrow it down to 3:


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I was actually introduced to this book at the end of last year, and I read it to a Grade One class who absolutely LOVED it and requested it over and over. It goes with the ides of excitement and also patience, which are important to cover on the first day.

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Along with excitement, I think the first day should also touch on the worries that most students (and teachers!) are probably feeling. I think this is a classic book to open up that discussion for students.

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To finish off the list, a little humor. This book opens up a discussion about classroom rules, and does so in a humorous way for students.

So there are my 3 Back to School book picks, what are yours? Link up with Blog Hoppin' and you could win $50 from The Clever School Teacher (which ,if you do not know, is a fabulous online store where you can buy booksets to coincide with author studies, comprehension strategies, writing traits etc.).

Here's to the last few days of summer!

Productivity and a Giveaway

Well it feels like ages since I have written a blog post. I wish I had a legitimate excuse, but I don't. I will say that the weather has finally gotten warm for me (for all of 3 days) and I was slightly more productive over this past week then I have been over the rest of the summer combined. I did complete a few units, including these two back to school units (click on the pictures to go check them out):

I have never done a giveaway, nor have I entered one, but I would love to give away these two units. If you'd like to enter just leave a comment with your email address and the unit you would like. I will give the primary one away to the first primary commenter and the intermediate one away to the first intermediate commenter (hope that makes sense, I feel like I was rambling a bit).

Hope everyone is having a great summer, and if you're already heading back to school - Good Luck! I have never had to go back to school in August, so I would like to hear if anyone does have to do that. Is it hard to go back when the weather is so nice and warm outside?

I know I should have more to say, so hopefully I'll be back within another week!