Teaching Kids About New Year’s Resolutions: Lessons from the …
I live in Los Angeles and we began 2025 with a bang…or more like a flash of flames… I will always remember how all of…
Relax, Recharge, and Get Organized During Your Summer Break
As a teacher, summer is a precious time to relax and unwind after a long school year. Here are ways you can prepare for the…
Favorite Read Alouds for Valentine’s Day…
Read these favorite Read Aloud books leading up to Valentine’s Day! Your students will love to do the Valentine’s Day activities that go along with…
Creating Lifelong Readers With Interactive Read Alouds
Interactive read alouds go one step further than simply reading stories to children. A mentor text is carefully selected and is read aloud to a…
Two Little Birds Announcement
Over the past 8 years, I have worked hard creating resources, writing blog posts, and sharing books and tips for teachers as Two Little Birds.…
5 Ways to Teach Poetry in Upper Elementary Classrooms
When poetry is mentioned, it’s usually met with a few groans…from the students and maybe even the teacher! But there are so many benefits to…
Just Ask: Activities to Promote Diversity and Acceptance
“Just Ask” by Sonia Sotomayor is a beautiful book to share with students that presents important topics in a simple and relaxed way. The ease…
Favorite Books Coming to the Big Screen in 2023
I always look forward to seeing books watching a movie version of a favorite book. Watching a movie after reading the book is an incredibly…
Celebrating Women’s History Month in the Classroom
March begins Women’s History Month. It is filled with opportunities for students to discover, celebrate, and learn about women as inventors, activists, actresses, pioneers, scientists,…