Resources for Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This is a great opportunity to uplift the contributions and rich history of...
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Michelle McDonald
- Apr 19
A Helpful Best Practices Checklist for Social Studies Classroom Materials
Are you hanging onto some of those outdated resources that were left behind by the previous teacher? You know the ones. It’s spring...
Michelle McDonald
- Nov 23, 2020
How to Make Significant Reading Gains in Elementary
This might sound counterintuitive, but if we want to see real reading improvement, then we need to cut back on ELA and make more room for...
Michelle McDonald
- Sep 8, 2020
Picture Books for Teaching September 11th in Elementary
This post contains Amazon affiliate links to help you quickly find the books shared in this post. If you are looking for an...
Michelle McDonald
- Jun 22, 2020
Mentor Texts about Voting and the Election Process
Mentor texts are a great way to expose our students to a variety of experiences and voices. If you are covering democratic processes and...
Michelle McDonald
- Jul 16, 2019
How to Take Inventory of Your Classroom Library to Add More Diverse Books
If you were to sort the books in your classroom library and take an inventory, what would you find? Do the books in your classroom...
Michelle McDonald
- Jul 15, 2019
Discussing 9/11 With Your Students
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links to make it easier for you find the books shared in this post. You can may recall exactly what...