2/17/2014 Happy Washington's Birthday, or Happy Presidents' Day, and Learn About Benjamin Banneker

I hope that you enjoyed your holiday today, whether your school is in an area that celebrates the day in honor of George Washington's Birthday on February 22nd, Washington and Lincoln's birthdays, or all of the U.S. Presidents

If you are looking for new ways to engage your class with learning more about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln around this time check out my President's Day reader, and original reader's play about Lincoln

Learning more about Benjamin Banneker is a great way to tie in the study of American Presidents with Black History month.  Benjamin Banneker was a notable African-American author, scientist, and surveyor.  Among his other accomplishments, he helped to survey the borders of  Washington D.C.  Your students will enjoy learning about Benjamin Banneker and his many accomplishments in my level P reader A Design for the Capitol - Benjamin Banneker. This book is one of the ten books included in the collection "Famous African-Americans in U.S. History: Leveled Books for Grades 1 – 3".

Specific concepts, skills, and vocabulary targeted in this book are listed on the first page of the story. And to help reinforce literacy skills involving reading, language, spelling, and writing, the book comes with two accompanying worksheets.

2/6/2014 It is almost President's Day!

We are almost into the second full week of February, which means that President’s Day is fast approaching!  Although officially this holiday is George Washington’s Birthday, it has become commonly known and celebrated as President’s Day.  President’s Day honors the birthdays of George Washington, on February 22nd, and Abraham Lincoln, on February 12th, and the lives of all 44 American Presidents.

Your students can enjoy learning more about President’s in my President's Day first-grade Level C reader. Your class can learn about this holiday, as well as other subjects including pets, the weather, magnets, and maps in my First Grade Pre-Primer Leveled Books: Level C - Set 2.

The books are grouped into various collections. This set includes 10 first grade pre-primer level C books: The Classroom Pet, Fun Sandwiches, Weather Station, President’s Day, Weather, A Metal Magnet, The 4th of July, Be F-I-T!, Do Not Lie, A Map and a Globe.
The companion Level C - Set 1 includes: On the Farm, The Nut Cookies, In My Bedroom, A Letter to My Brother, Grandma’s Puppy, Fall Leaves, Vacation; Water A Liquid, A Solid, A Gas; Don’t, Feelings About School. First grade levels include letters C, D, E, F, G, H and I, in total there are 140 titles.  I hope that you may take the time to check out some of my leveled readers in your own classroom.