My Writing Notebook - Start the New Year Writing

My Writing Notebook, preschool, writing
My Writing Notebook

  

Start your child's new year with a writing notebook.  Preschoolers learning to write engage in an exciting developmental journey where they explore letters, shapes, and fine motor skills. Through playful activities like tracing, drawing, and experimenting with crayons, markers, or pencils, they begin to form letters and recognize their names. This process builds hand-eye coordination, strengthens finger muscles, and lays the foundation for literacy. Encouragement, patience, and creativity are key as young learners express themselves and develop confidence in writing.

You will have a happy smile when you see the pages your little learner may create.  It's fun, quiet and educational. 

A preschooler learning to write is like watching a tiny artist discover their canvas. With chubby fingers clutching a crayon or pencil, they begin by making scribbles and lines, each mark a proud accomplishment.   Slowly, they notice that those squiggles make letters.  Their name is often their first masterpiece in literacy learning.  Developing fine motor skills, patience, and confidence helps to lay the foundation for a lifelong journey of communication and creativity. 

This writer's notebook can be a place to start their literacy journey and will become a treasure you save for years.  Happy Literacy New Year! 


January Teaching Resources that Make Your Students Smile






Happy New Year !  Wishing you the best year ever! 
January Teaching Resources that 
Make Your Students Smile

These teacher resources will prepare your classroom for the days after winter break.  They are tried and true and engage your students in literacy and math. 

Christmas Math Pages | Teacher Talk 2024

Christmas resources for Math practice
Christmas Math Pages
Double and Triple Digit Addition and Subtraction Practice Pages with a Christmas Theme. These worksheets provide practice in adding and subtracting double-digit numbers without regrouping. Also included finding the pattern, writing the missing numbers, and adding a single column of 3 single digits. These pages can be fun and colorful to practice the skill of adding and subtracting double and triple-digit numbers with a Christmas theme. Set them at a math station for needed practice on a math skill learned and mastered. Assign for independent math practice for double-digit addition and subtraction.



There are 16 total worksheets and 16 answer sheets included.

These practice pages are ideal for the following:

  • independent practice
  • morning seat work
  • math class warm-up
  • fast finishers
  • Christmas math station
  • homework
  • extra practice for adding and subtracting double-digit numbers
  • quick and easy assessment of double-digit addition & subtraction skill
  • these worksheets can easily be assigned for distance learning

Teacher Talk 2024

Why teachers purchase teaching resources from MrsQuimbyReads.com 
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Resources come with detailed instructions and precise layouts, so you can focus more on teaching and less on preparation.


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Magic Treehouse - Christmas In Camelot - Book Companion

Book Companions for Christmas
Christmas In Camelot - Book Companion

Magic Treehouse books are a treasure trove for third graders! These engaging stories build reading stamina, expand vocabulary, and spark curiosity about history, science, and culture. Christmas in Camelot is a particularly rewarding choice for the holiday season. This magical adventure ties in beautifully with themes of kindness, bravery, and imagination—perfect for a festive classroom read-aloud or small group study. Bring the magic of Christmas and the joy of reading to your students this season!

Now 50% off for the first 24 hours.  Discover excellent teaching resources at MrsQuimbyReads on TPT!   With over 400 thoughtfully crafted materials, this store is your go-to for saving time while inspiring the joy of learning in your classroom. These resources, from ELA and math to science, social studies, and classroom management, are designed to captivate your students and make teaching a breeze. Whether integrating subjects, teaching life lessons through children's literature, or organizing your classroom, MrsQuimbyReads has everything you need to create meaningful, joyful learning experiences!  Click on the links to preview and learn more about engaging teacher materials. 

         Happy Christmas, Happy Teaching,


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Christmas Teacher Resources that bring JOY to your Classroom

Christmas Joy in the Classroom  

'Tis the season filled with magic and wonder. Weave a holiday theme with lesson plans that teach reading, writing, and social skills. Make decorations that teach fine motor skills. Read books that teach joy and kindness. Traditions are found in beloved Christmas stories written by masterful writers like Jan Brett. Your lessons become a springboard for meaningful classroom discussions about sharing acts of kindness and creating a sense of community. Your students will make childhood memories that sparkle bright! 

Here are some beloved children's authors who have written Christmas books:

  1. Chris Van Allsburg - The Polar Express
  2. Jan Brett - The Wild Christmas Reindeer, The Animals' Santa
  3. Dr. Seuss - How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
  4. Tomie dePaola - The Legend of the Poinsettia
  5. Eric Carle - Dream Snow
  6. Lori Evert - The Christmas Wish (illustrated by Per Breiehagen)
  7. Margaret Wise Brown - Christmas in the Barn
  8. Clement C. Moore - The Night Before Christmas
  9. Matt Tavares - Dasher
  10. Mary Pope Osborne - Christmas in Camelot (from the Magic Tree House series)
  11. Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman - Bear Stays Up for Christmas


teaching resources for Christmas
Bear Stays Up for Christmas - Book Companion

Bear Stays Up for Christmas, by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman. 

Book Companion to write about your reading.

In this story, the forest animals tell Bear he must stay up for Christmas. Bear is sleepy, but he says he will try. Read this book to discover how Bear finds the best gift for Christmas. This book teaches the life lesson of being kind to your friends

and the gift of giving.

Bear Stays Up for Christmas, 

by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman. 

In this story, the forest animals tell Bear he must stay up for Christmas. Bear is sleepy, but he says he will try. Read this book to discover how Bear finds the best gift for Christmas. This book teaches the life lesson of being kind to your friends

and the gift of giving.


Focus Skills Include:

  • comprehension questions
  • writing about Bear
  • word work - rhyming words - making new words
  • handwriting practice
  • story events
  • my favorite part
  • writing about the surprise
  • design a quilt for your friend
  • write and draw about the story
  • teacher pages

Teacher Tip:  Leave this book and these reader response pages for your Substitute Teacher. Engage your students in good books when you cannot be with them, and provide your substitute with an 'easy to follow' plan. 


Grab some engaging resources to brighten your classroom for the holiday season. Make these days Merry & Bright with teaching resources that save you time!
Click on these holiday resources today:



Are you looking for educational and fun teacher materials for the Christmas season? Just read and browse below to find some that are tried and true. Children learn with smiling faces. Teacher Idea: Leave some of these pages for your substitute teacher.   

trouble with trolls, Jan Brett, teacher resource


Reader Response pages for the book Trouble with Trolls by Jan Brett. Teach story elements and character traits, new vocabulary, and word study. 33 pages to use with this picture book. These pages can easily be assigned for independent seatwork, small reading groups, or entire classThis book is truly an engaging Christmas book to read aloud.