Would you like a list of all of the lessons that your students will need this year during writing? This free guide is packed with specific lesson ideas for narrative, opinion and informational writing.
Writing workshop is my jam! Teaching writing shouldn’t feel like a chore. In these articles, you will find helpful strategies for mini lessons, writing conferences, editing, grading, and so much more.
As an upper elementary and middle school teacher, I always saw phonics instruction as a primary grade responsibility. By the time students reached me, I believed students were ready to dive into reading comprehension. After all, don’t they say fourth grade is when...
Have you ever struggled to cover all your content with a two-hour (or longer) reading block? I definitely did. I actually remember when my district declared elementary classes were required to have a minimum of two hours for reading. My teammates and I spent hours...
As a TPT Seller, I often get asked if my resources are editable. Often, they are not. Clipart and fonts are sold with licenses that often do not allow them to be used in editable resources, which restricts my ability to make resources editable. However, there are ways...
As an upper elementary and middle school teacher, I always saw phonics instruction as a primary grade responsibility. By the time students reached me, I believed students were ready to dive into reading comprehension. After all, don’t they say fourth grade is when...
As teachers, one of the first things we do is design activities to activate schema, or prior knowledge. We know students remember new information better when they connect it to what they already know.
As a TPT Seller, I often get asked if my resources are editable.
If you had taught my kids in middle school, you might not have even realized they both struggled with reading.
Let’s talk about a few ways we can teach students how not to stress over tests.
I’ve seen how high-stakes testing has affected kids. We have kids who are so stressed out that they’re throwing up on their tests.
This week, I thought we should discuss strategies to use when different types of test questions are given to students.
As teachers help students prepare, we need to make sure that they not only feel comfortable with the material but also with taking a test.
Testing season is coming quickly. How do we keep our students focused as we inch closer and closer to testing and the end of the school year?
If used well, Spring Break can be the perfect time for you to fill your bucket up so you feel refreshed and ready for the rest of the year
This switch to fact-based writing in elementary grades is one of the biggest changes I’ve seen since I started teaching.
Have you heard of hexagonal thinking? Hexagonal thinking is an activity that allows individuals and teams to think about what they have learned and to make connections between ideas.
Teachers should stop reviewing for the test and use strategies to ensure students master skills and concepts.
I have “Best Practices” based on the experiences of students and children. Here are strategies for using novels effectively in your classroom
While I like a party day, I always found it difficult to “give up a day” in the name of fun. Instead, I used Valentine’s Day to my advantage.
