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.
Teaching with paired passages can be a powerful tool in helping students improve their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. However, it can also be challenging to implement in the classroom. This article will provide practical tips and strategies for using...
Vocabulary skills are crucial for academic success. In this post, we'll explore two effective methods for improving vocabulary skills: reading and learning Greek and Latin morphology. First, reading is one of the most powerful tools for expanding vocabulary skills. By...
As a former teacher, I understand the challenges of teaching World History. With so much content and limited resources, it can be challenging to make the subject interesting for students. The ancient world may seem distant and disconnected, making it difficult to...
Teaching with paired passages can be a powerful tool in helping students improve their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. However, it can also be challenging to implement in the classroom. This article will provide practical tips and strategies for using...
Vocabulary skills are crucial for academic success. In this post, we'll explore two effective methods for improving vocabulary skills: reading and learning Greek and Latin morphology. First, reading is one of the most powerful tools for expanding vocabulary skills. By...
As a former teacher, I understand the challenges of teaching World History. With so much content and limited resources, it can be challenging to make the subject interesting for students. The ancient world may seem distant and disconnected, making it difficult to...
Formative assessments are an important tools in a teacher’s toolbox. Here are five tips for using formative assessments in your classroom
Often, teacher training programs focus on having student teachers write lesson plans. It makes sense, because they usually are teaching a lesson or taking over a class for a few weeks with supervision.
Are you looking for student-friendly resources that will help your students master content from Ancient and World history? My presentations and correlated notes and assessments will make planning a breeze.
In my experience, students retained more of what they learned with INBs, and I was better able to meet the needs of my students.
Differentiation is a difficult concept for many teachers. However, it’s actually easier than many people think and are probably already doing.
Are you Team Textbook or Team Passages? There are solid reasons for using either one and also reasons to not use them. Let’s examine the pros and cons of each.
From my experience, I know things I have done that made my lessons less accessible, but I wanted to get ideas from students, too. (Luckily, I have access to students through my kids.)
As I love to read and have many fond memories of books from childhood, it makes sense that read-aloud time was one of my favorite things in the classroom.
To help everyone kick back, relax, and enjoy themselves, I am holding the Summer Fun Challenge from June 5 to August 6.
With targeted interventions and a supportive classroom environment, these students can begin to feel successful, which in turn helps motivate them to try.
As students with poor reading skills fall farther behind, they tend to avoid reading, which weakens their skills and compounds the problem.
BalloonPop™ is self-correcting and self-paced. As students play, they are returned to the question to try again after an incorrect answer.
