Students in second and third grade are often introduced to the basics of astronomy in science class. They learn about how Earth rotates on i...

Multicultural Children’s Book Day  (MCBD) is in its 10th year! This non-profit children’s literacy initiative was founded by  Valarie B...

In April 2021, Josh Oaktree wrote a graphic novel for children called Do You Speak Tree?   Do You Speak Tree? is a wordless children's ...

Multicultural Children’s Book Day is an online children’s literacy event that occurs on the last Friday of every January. Valarie Budayr an...

March 17 of each year is famously known for being St. Patrick’s Day. What very few people know is that it’s also Submarine Day! Yes, there i...

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about the different ways you can use Skittles to teach some basic math skills such as counting,...

Snowflake Bentley  is a children's biography about Wilson Bentley... the man who discovered that no two snowflakes are alike. Aut...

A few months ago, I wrote a blog post about Run Like a Sled Dog and Black Bear Goes to Washington by Denise Lawson.  ( Run Like...

Last month, Vincent Kelly released his children's book called All People Are Beautiful .  All People Are Beautiful is a cheerful...

If you're a frequent visitor to Kelly's Classroom Online, then you know I enjoy writing posts about animals.  So far, I've writt...

The amount of water that we have in the world right now will always be the same.  We will never have any more of it... and we will never hav...

If you are a classroom teacher and were to ask your students what kind of pets they have at home, your students would probably say... cat, d...

I'm a little Valentine all red and white. With ribbons and lace, I'm a beautiful sight! I can say I love you on Valentine...

If you are an avid follower of Kelly's Classroom Online, then you know how much I love animal stories and books and activities abou...

Several weeks ago, I wrote about the biography  Ida's Witness by Karl Beckstrand and the different ways in which you can use it in your...

Early readers start learning about story plot and structure right from the get-go.  They learn that stories tend to follow a pattern and how...

Teachers are always on the lookout for fast and easy science experiments to complement what their students are learning from their text...

In just a few short weeks (December 1, 2020), Ameya Narvankar will be releasing his debut children's book Ritu Weds Chandni . Ritu Weds ...

When teaching reading to young or struggling readers, teachers often use poetry as one of the strategies to help them.  There are a lot...

Rhyming words is one of the first skills children learn as early readers.   Being able to rhyme words teaches children about how lang...