Description
Let primary students amaze you with creativity and critical thinking skills. Discover great resources that are probably already in the school library to help you explore results-based thinking. Come with an open mind, willing hands, and a loving heart for the littlest learners!
In this course, participants will use children’s literature to help primary learners:
- Engage in creative thinking, critical thinking, and communication skills
- Better understand acceptance and individuality
- Practice problem-solving
- Develop visual and spatial thinking skills
Stephanie – SWEENY ISD (verified owner) –
Much of this course is simply ways to extend children’s literature and not exactly what I consider “stations”.
Leticia – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent ideas using literature.
Rebecca – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was very beneficial because I now have ideas to take back to my classroom when using what we read to further engage my students.
Rebecca – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I loved all of the examples provided that I can take straight to my classroom. The teachers were very comfortable with the content and I liked how they broke the class into different sections.
Nannette – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas, very useful
Stormy – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
This course was a fun and creative way to allow students to tap into the creative bank they have using literature as a spark.
EDWARD – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the presentation was very interesting.
Lisa – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Super awesome list of books and ideas of how to teach with them that are simple, easy and ready to go!
Angela – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Loved this course and how they gave book ideas with ideas to use with students.
Eva – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Love the ideas and strategies to use in the classroom with regular students.
Amber – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
They had wonderful ideas to go along with awesome literature. This was geared more towards the primary grades, which I find rare. I look forward to getting these books and putting them to great use in my classroom!
Teresa – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
A really enjoyed listening to actual teachers share their experiences.
Courtney – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
I loved all the various examples and strategies being shared. I liked that it tied in reading, writing and creative responses.
Gloria – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked this course it is on point in giving us ideas that we can use the next day in our classroom. It is a great resource and demonstrated real life teachers using literature in their real life classrooms to make an impact on building the creativity of the students.
Jenna – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
I loved that the presenters used specific titles and gave the strategies that go with them.
Tonya – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
very good ideas
Laura – EL PASO ISD (verified owner) –
Very inspiring.
Lindsey – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
There were some great literature tie-ins!
Jennifer – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Got new ideas that I can use in my classroom right away!
Leslie – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome ideas for our classrooms.
Wendy – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great literature ideas with associated activities – fosters engagement and different perspectives.
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed the books used.
Kathleen – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I was aware of a few of the books but was introduced to many more and I loved the activity ideas that go with the books.
Shelley – Coshocton City Schools (verified owner) –
These course provides ideas/lessons that can be utilized day 1 in a classroom!
Kristie – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
This has great ideas and goes through each example. I love the practical ideas you can take and implement immediately!
Rachel – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Gives concrete examples with specific literature pieces you can implement into the classroom tomorrow!
Jodi – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Great and creative ways to use picture books!
Stacey – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course and all the great children’s literature they talked about and the great ideas to do with the books.
Cindy – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This has been one of my very favorite courses. The presenters gave wonderful ways to use the literature in the classroom.
Leonor – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I think that all of the strategies presented are beneficial to any classroom teacher.
Stephanie – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course. It gave me some wonderful ideas to use in my classroom.
Kelly – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course is really helpful if you want more ideas to promote social and emotional learning in your classroom.
Melinda – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course would be on classroom stations around the room, which it’s not, but it gave great ideas of what can be done with children’s books to teach creative thinking.
Diana – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Very relevant! Quick and easy to implement in the classroom right away!
Kristin – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. I have heard of many of these books, but now have new ideas. I love that the examples could be adapted to be used at all levels.
Judy – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
I loved everything. This is my fourth course and so far the best.
Tamra – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course reminded me to continually use literature to Engage Young Minds! Easy examples to use in the classroom, but with superior quality.
Brooke – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
It introduced many children’s books that could be used in the classroom to differentiate instruction.
Kyndall – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
This course was soooo beneficial. They showed you how to use different books rather than just telling you about them. They gave activities you could actually use.
Kelsy – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This course is great in giving book and activity examples to promote social-emotional and key strategies for not only GT students, but the whole class as well.
Jurae – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Great books, I have some books to buy over the summer.
Clair – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course and the ideas given!
Kelly – NORDONIA HILLS CITY (verified owner) –
Super ideas
Ashley – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the ideas and examples. I feel the presenters had great ideas they have used in their own classrooms!
Leighann – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Love this and all of the ideas! This is the way I would love to teach everything in the curriculum!
Jackie – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was great and very informative.
Lori – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives excellent ideas that can easily be incorporated for use in the classroom. Several children’s books are introduced with activities and discussion questions/activity ideas are given as well.
Zulema – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the strategies mentioned and the book examples.
Kim – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
I have some of the books discussed here and now I have some lesson ideas to go with them.
Micaela – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course, especially for reading teachers or teachers who have morning meetings for social and emotional discussions or lessons.