2nd grade author study

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Mo Willems author study anchor chart

On of my favorite things to hear is children giggling. Even thinking about kids laughing and chuckling makes you smile, no?! An author study that I love to do in my classroom, that ALWAYS brings lots of giggles, is Mo Willems. Reading one of Mo Willems' books is entertaining no matter how old you are. {Sometimes I probably think the books are even more funny than my students do!} A few weeks ago I posted this picture on instagram. My class was having a little BIG issue with using the…

This packet is so exciting!! It uses some of my favorite literature by one of my favorite authors/illustrators. Kevin Henkes writes stor...

Each month I focus on a different author and read lots of books by them. I try to expose my students to authors they might not know or gravitate towards. I find that after our author study, students look for those authors at the library or fill their book boxes with books we have read in class. Here is my general yearly plan for which authors I like to study: I try to pick my author of the month for February based on the theme for "I Love to Read Month". For example, this year our focus was…

Miss Nelson is Missing book activities unit with reading comprehension worksheets, literacy printables, lesson ideas, book companion activities, K-2

For those who have purchased my author studies, I wanted to let you know that I have just finished and uploaded a Patricia Polacco author s...

Tedd Arnold anchor chart - created for a first grade author study unit. includes Fly Guy, Fly Presents, Green Wilma, Huggly, Parts, and No Jumping on the Bed

Did you ever run through the library to see if your favorite book was on the shelf? Have you ever said, "Preorder? Yes, please!" to your ...

Find the bundle here. Laura Numeroff is a famous children''s author. She is especially known for her wonderful "If You Give A ________" Pick...