Lisa's Bilingual Lessons

Throwback to my Kindergarten writing center a few years ago and a couple of beginning-of-year anchor charts! We would use the writing center reminders on the wall throughout the year, and I also placed a copy of them in the kids’ writing folders. Find it in my Teachers Pay Teachers store above in English and Spanish. The pencil poster is from ! 📝✍🏼✏️

Writing center renovation project from last summer! You can find my “Writing Center Checklist and Reminders” product on my TpT page. The “What Do Writers Write” pencil poster is from and the rainbow banner is from ! I so wish I could be setting up my fourth grade classroom despite not knowing what school will look like in the fall. Anyone else eager to get back into your classroom?! 📝🎨🌈👩🏻‍🏫

Writing center renovation project from last summer! You can find my “Writing Center Checklist and Reminders” product on my TpT page linked in my bio. The “What Do Writers Write” pencil poster is from @teacherwifelindsey and the rainbow banner is from @target ! I so wish I could be setting up my fourth grade classroom despite not knowing what school will look like in the fall. Anyone else eager to get back into your classroom?! 📝🎨🌈👩🏻‍🏫 . . . #iteachk #kindergartenteacher #kindergartenherewecome #kindergartenclassroom #classroomsetup #classroomorganization #classroomdecor #writingcenter #earlyliteracy #literacycenters #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofig #teacherssupportteachers #instagramteachers #thatteacherlife #iteach #teachergram #teacherlife #elementaryteachers #teachertribe #igteachers #texasteacher #teacherspayteachers #tptteachers

As I’m working on building my fourth grade classroom library this summer, I’m focusing on diverse representation and critically evaluating the books I place on my shelves. When reading One Crazy Summer by I imagined the powerful potential conversations with students that could stem from this book!

This story is about three sisters who travel to Oakland, California in 1968 to meet their mother who abandoned them. They hope to visit Disneyland, but their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers instead. It was a super relevant, important read that could be used to introduce discussions about race with middle-grade readers 📚💭😍