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SURPRISE!!! 🎉 Sandie Sonke Illustration & I just finished up the cover for our 4th book together, coming in 2023! 📙🥳![]()
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In the past, I haven’t shared new book titles/covers until closer to the release date, but this time around I’d like to try and share more with you throughout the actual book-creating journey (sketches, sneak peeks, etc.) so here ya have it! 💞![]()
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As you probably guessed by the title, this new one will be a follow up to Our Class is a Family! 🥰![]()
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The premise:![]()
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Kids have their immediate family that they live with, but extended relatives (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.) make up a special part of a family too! ![]()
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You can see where this is going- it’s similar at school! Students have their teacher & each other within their classroom walls, but they also have an extended family there to support them ❤️![]()
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Specifically, all of the amazing people who are a big piece of the heart of a school:![]()
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Librarians, speech pathologists, school counselors, administrators, custodians, school secretaries, reading specialists, cafeteria workers, and parent volunteers, just to name a few 🏫 ![]()
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And you’ll find them all represented in this new book! 🙌🏼 ![]()
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My hope for “Our School is a Family” is that it will help students feel extra safe, loved, & supported, and encourage kids to form positive relationships with (and show appreciation toward) the helpers at their school!![]()
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I am so excited to share more about this book with you in the months to come!! 📖 ![]()
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P.S. Speaking of “months,” my very warmest congrats to Sandie, who is Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators![]()
Illustrator of the Month! So very well-deserved!!! 🥂💗![]()
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New book companion to go with Our Class is a Family! Class Family Memory Books for the end of the school year 📖💕![]()
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This is a nice & simple writing activity for students to work on during those final weeks/days leading up to summer break 👌🏼 ![]()
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It’s a meaningful way to reflect on all their memories from the year, and they can take it home as a special keepsake on the last day of school! ![]()
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If you’re thinking you might want these memory books for your students, the timing couldn’t be better because they’re 25% off today & tomorrow (along with all other resources in my TPT store!) with the code THANKYOU22 💛 ![]()
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This comes available on its own, or in a discounted bundle with more extension activities for all 3 of my books 📚 ![]()
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I will share the link in the comments! 💕
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Standard Form, Expanded Form, Word Form. Maybe not the most exciting math concept to teach, but definitely an important one…so why not make it fun and engaging?? 😄![]()
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Guess Who math games encourage higher level thinking/reasoning and using math vocabulary verbally. They’re an instant favorite for math centers and early finishers!![]()
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