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Turkey Trouble by Wendi J. Silvano is a hilarious and unforgettable tale for Thanksgiving. Many people enjoy and look forward to the holidays, and for many in North America, Thanksgiving means sharing a big meal with friends and family – including a large turkey as the main dish. We would love to know what kinds of food you share and enjoy with your family! In the meantime, while you wait for Thanksgiving to arrive, we hope you’ll read this delightful romp with your students!

Spookley the Square Pumpkin is the perfect addition to your classroom library this fall season. With autumn arriving and the days getting cooler and shorter, students will be eager to read this seasonal book! Spookley is, as stated in the title, a square pumpkin. That is, Spookley is different from other pumpkins. Spookley is very much unlike his circular comrades in the pumpkin patch. Students will learn the valuable lesson of being unique and different. This is a great teaching tool to learn about the things that make us alike and different.

Welcome, Fall! We are so glad to see the cooler weather and autumnal units popping up! Fall leaves, pumpkins, nocturnal animals, Halloween – there’s so much to learn and explore this season! We hope that this list of ten activities will have your students eager and excited to learn this October!

The October book round up is here! Full of pumpkins, nocturnal animals, and Halloween fun for your class, you'll want to add these titles to your lesson plans today! 

With the seasons changing to cooler weather, we have apples on our minds! We have rounded up a few of our favorite resources, books, and activities you can bring into your classroom this fall all to do with apples! Enjoy!

The smell of freshly sharpened pencils, the sounds of little sneakers across the pavement, excitedly running to the building, the sounds of children’s laughter, the sights of backpacks and school buses. That’s right, it’s back to school time again! Below, we have curated 10 great activities and resources for you to get this school year started off spectacularly!

It’s that time of year again — time to think about heading back to school! With a fresh, new school year just around the corner, we have gathered a bundle of our favorite books all about the big day. From first day jitters, to making new friends, missing home, finding your way in a new school, and so many more, these books are sure to find their reader, no matter how they might feel about going to school. We hope that these stories will help your classroom adjust and bring forth a bright new year ahead! Enjoy! 

Four creative ideas to help teachers gain a steady income or supplement their income during the summer months. These include teaching online, uploading and selling educational materials, creating handmade goods for sale, and freelance writing assignments.

As we make our way through the month of June, we are honored to celebrate Juneteenth! If you are unfamiliar, Juneteenth is a yearly holiday that commemorates the day the last of the African American slaves were actively emancipated. This occurred in the state of Texas on June 19, 1865. It is also now one of our newest federally recognized holidays. We've curated a quick list of books sure to keep your little ones engaged at home and in the classroom, while teaching them the history and importance of Juneteenth.