Favorite Thanksgiving Books linky party

Chrissy over at First Grade Found Me has a great linky party happening right now about our favorite Thanksgiving books. I love teaching about Thanksgiving to my kinders so I had to link up. 

Here are my favorite Thanksgiving books in no particular order:

This is a cute book and one of my newest purchases.

I love this book series by Bethany Roberts. The pages rhyme and are simple to read so these are always hits in my classroom.

This is a great alphabet book about Thanksgiving. It gives some great information.

This is a funny book that my kinders always love!

My Favorite Back To School Books

Well this post is a little late for me since we have been back in school for 5 days now, but I am still reading back to school books as we are reviewing rules and procedures everyday. My kinders are still trying to learn our routines.

I am linking up with Blog Hoppin' for their Back To School Books linky party with my favorite books.

Here are some of my favorites in random order:

Such a cute book about a mouse getting ready for his first day of kindergarten. It is so fitting for many of my kinders every year.

A perfect book to explain taking turns with my kinders every year. They always love the ending!

This is one of my newest purchases in my back to school collection. This book explains how important sharing is in our classroom.


This is my all-time favorite that I ALWAYS read on the first day to help ease some of my kinders' biggest fears that their mommy will forget about them while they are at school. It is such a sweet, heartwarming story!

Back To School Books Linky Party

I found First Grade Found Me's Back to School books linky party today and of course I wanted to link up. I have so many favorite back to school books so here are some of them.

This is one of my all time favorite books. Pinkerton the pig always has to be first to do everything and in the end it gets him into trouble. It is the perfect book to teach sharing and taking turns.

This is a beautiful book that fits in perfectly in an early childhood classroom. I always read it the first day of school and explain to my kinders that is ok for them to miss their parents. I also end with giving each child a Hershey kiss in their hands.

This is such a cute book about a teacher's fears about the first day of school. It is great to show the students that they aren't the only ones who are worried about school starting.


This is my newest addition to my collection. I have read it with my nephew and he loves it. I can't wait to use it with my kinders this year.


This is an adorable book about how crayons and kids need to work together to make things better. It is a great book about cooperation.

Must Have Picture Books linky party

Lindsey at The Teacher Wife is having a great linky party about must have picture books. 

 

Since I love to read aloud to my kinders, I had to participate in the fun! Here are my favorites in no particular order:


1) The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn - This is a must read for me every year on the first day. It is so sweet and touching and has beautiful illustrations.

2) Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle - This books has such cool illustrations and the repetitive text is perfect for kinders. They always want to read it multiple times and then learn to "read" it to themselves.

3) Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes - I love using this book during my All About Me unit at the beginning of the school year because it shows my kinders how they are each unique and special. They always become champions for Chrysanthemum!

4) The Sand Castle Contest by Robert Munsch - This is an adorable book that always keeps the kids laughing. Robert Munsch books are always a hit in my classroom!

5) A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon - The perfect book for my kinders who are ALWAYS sick! They love how her appearance changes throughout the book!

So now hop on over to The Teacher Wife blog and link up with your must have picture books!

Mothers Day update & Good Reads linky party

I totally forgot to post about what we did for Mothers Day this year with my kinders. This year, I made a magnetic photo for the moms. I used old puzzle pieces from a 500 piece puzzle, a foam circle and a magnet for each child's frame. I also did the handprint poems that I posted in a Friday Freebie a few weeks ago. Both were quite a hit! 

I am linking up with Mrs. Sanford at her blog for her Good Reads linky party. I love to read so this was the perfect blog for me! I am a hopeless romantic and I have lots of books that I want to read this summer. Here is my list:

1) The House on Tradd Street by Karen White

This is a new author and book series for me that is based on Charleston, SC which is only about 1 1/2 hours away from me.

2) The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks

This is the only book by Nicholas Sparks that I have not read so I have to read it. His books never disappoint and they are always better than the movies based on the books although those are pretty good too!

3) Porch Lights by Dorothea Benton Frank

This is the newest book by one of my favorite authors that comes out in mid-June. I have read all of her books so far so I can't wait to read this one. It is also based on the Lowcountry of SC (Sullivans Island).

4) The Charleston Trilogy books by Sherryl Woods: The Backup Plan, Waking Up In Charleston, & Flirting With Disaster

I have loved every book that I have read by Sherryl Woods so I am sure these will be fabulous!

Here are some books that I have read in the past that were great:

1) The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks

2) The Sweet Magnolias series (Stealing Home, A Slice of Heaven, and Feels Like Family) by Sherryl Woods
3) Flamingo Diner by Sherryl Woods
4) Home Front by Kristin Hannah

BTW: My new giveaway starts tomorrow so come back for a chance to win my newest unit!

Favorite Christmas Books

I love the Christmas season and even though I teach in a public school we are still allowed to teach the secular part of Christmas. My students love hearing all of my Christmas books read aloud to them. My all-time favorite Christmas book is Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. I have been using this book since I started teaching and the kids always love it as well! I also purchased Jan Brett's new book Gingerbread Friends when it came out and the kids like it as well since it is the sequel to Gingerbread Baby. I hope you will use some these in your classroom!



Favorite Thanksgiving Books

Teaching Blog Addict and Learning with Mrs. Parker are having linky parties about our favorite books for teaching about Thanksgiving. I love teaching about Thanksgiving so of course I have quite a few favorite books. My top 4 would be: The Great Turkey Race, The Amazing Turkey Rescue, Thanksgiving is For Giving Thanks, and Thanks for Thanksgiving. The first two books are so much fun and the kids always want them to be read over and over. I hope you will try a few of these in your classroom as well.

Favorite Books For October

Learning with Mrs. Parker is having a linky party with the favorite books for teaching in October. I love teaching about fall, pumpkins, and Halloween so of course I have quite a few favorite books. My top 4 would be: Five Little Pumpkins, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, Stellaluna, and Skeleton Hiccups. There are other books that I love to read as well. I hope you will try a few of these in your classroom as well.