Teaching with Pixie Dust - HB

Mo Willem's new book, The Pigeon HAS to Go to School, is perfect for the first day of school! I've created a picture response page for just a picture response and one that includes a place for students to draw and write. These pages would make a great class book, so I've included a cover page for that as well. There is a copy with color and one in black and white. There is also a certificate that says, "I conquered the first day of school!" I love the saying, "Teach big words to little kids,"

Here is a simple way to help your students record their goals for the new year! It includes: *Two things they want to do this year *Something they want to stop doing this year *Two things they want to get better at this year *Six things they are thankful for this year

The Pigeon books are perfect for teaching persuasive writing! This product includes: *Reading response sheets to several Pigeon books *Planning sheets for students to plan their own persuasive writing *Letter template for persuasive writing *Response to persuasive letter

This is a Math About Me page that does not include family members because something that can be confusing to children with multiple homes. There is a space for a photo or self-portrait. You can make the directions as simple as a picture or use any type of equation you would like to represent the numbers.

Have you ever been in the middle of a lesson when a student asks an amazing question, but you just don't have time to answer it in the way it deserves to be answered? If a longer answer is needed, quickly write the question down on a sticky note and encourage the student to use the Think Big Journal to research it later. Maybe a student is reading a book and suddenly a question pops into their head. Have them go write the question down in the Think Big Journal and research it later. This resea

Use this game board to reinforce skills such as sight words, fluency sentences, teen numbers, etc. Students roll the dice and say what is on the corresponding line. You can even have students set a timer and tally how many times they are able to read each line.

Double side this and put it in a vocabulary folder/notebook