Take home book bags first grade

First, let me say that I had the best time ever presenting for SDE in Texas on Sunday. I had never been to Texas before. The teachers who came to my conferences were the most enthusiastic and attentive attendees. You all made my job easier and I LOVED meeting all of you. As promised, here are links to the products I shared during my presentations and a few slides from the presentations. Just luck below the images for the links. PS - My whole store is on sale, just for you! Mindset: *Some of…

When I was teaching second grade, I was struggling to get my students to read every night at home. I knew how important it was, yet my students were returning empty book logs. I knew that I needed to make a change. This was when I decide to implement a take home book bag system […]

Take-home Book Bags! LOVE the tips parent letter!!

Ever wonder what to put in your students' book baggies or how to manage them? This post will answer all those burning questions! I lik...

Take Home Book Bags are one of my favorite alternatives to homework for my second graders. They give my students the opportunity to read at home if they don’t have access to books, but also involves their families in the reading process. To learn more about the what and why of Take Home Book Bags, […]

Everything you need to get started with a Book in a Bag program in your classroom including free downloads & ideas for classroom volunteers.

I have a fun project to show you tonight! I am so excited because I have my homework set up for the rest of the school year. That's right, the rest of the school year! (Well, the next 25 weeks, anyway.) Read on to find out what we're doing... This summer as you all know I was a crazy grad student mama and took not one, not two, but THREE classes. It was insane. I learned a lot, though! For one of my classes I did a research project on fostering a strong home-to-school literacy connection. As…

Several years ago, I found a wonderful post on Jessica Meacham's site about bags students could take home with books and other materials for sharing with families. I teach in a high-poverty area, and many of my students do not have books at home to share with their parents, siblings, and other relatives. Each kiddo takes home a book every night, but I wanted something a little extra that was a) motivating and that b) put a lot of books in my students' hands. This was the beginning of our…

I began using Take Home Book Bags in my classroom 10 years ago. It was a game-changer for my students and their families! Since then, I have blogged a ton about Take Home Book Bags and I have finally decided to get all of those posts in one central location for you! Keep reading for […]

Hello Everyone! Just a quick share today! I am still working on moving my classroom. With the air off in the building, ugh! It gets pretty steamy! Anyway, today I wanted to share our reading log. Our first graders are required to read at least 10 minutes every evening. They keep a reading log in their binders and record every book they read. We send home leveled readers but kiddos can, of course, read other books as well! Families work on reading TO their first graders, WITH their first…