Best part of me

This post contains Amazon Affiliate links for your convenience. Last week I did a story unit with the book The Best Part of Me. Have any of you used this book in your classroom of therapy sessions? This book is written by 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. In the book, they each include a photo, write about the best part of themselves, and explain why that is the best part. When I first heard about the book I was so excited to re-create it with my students. My students really got excited about this…

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Here is a project that I have done for many years with my third graders. I moved up to fourth grade this year and I have a handful of the same students, so I can't do it again until next year! I read the book "The Best Part of Me." The book is written by children who describe their favorite body parts. I have my kids pick their favorite part of their bodies and write a descriptive poem or paragraph. I also read some of my favorites from past students. I don't give any guidelines or a rubric…

Joanne Miller on Instagram: "My board is full and my heart is FULL! ❤️😍❤️ I’ve done this activity for about 17 years and every time we do this it fills everyone’s hearts who sees it. To see children celebrate their uniqueness, talents, and specialness is such a beautiful thing. This is a simple way to build community and self-esteem in your classroom. Normally I share the book “The Best Part of Me” as a model text, but since I read this to them last year, they already knew what to do. We…

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This is - hands down - my most favorite writing project that I've ever done with my firsties. They did such an amazing job and I am so proud of how far they have come this year. We read "The Best Part of Me" by Wendy Ewald and then created our own bubble maps to organize our thoughts. I

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