It has been nearly a year since many schools transitioned to remote learning. It felt like being asked to build the plane while in the air for the majority of us. Yet, it is no surprise, teachers have risen to the challenge.
As we reach spring, classes begin to focus on mastering the application ...
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If you've been teaching with a reading textbook or basal reader, the idea of guiding your readers through an entire novel unit can be overwhelming at first. Add planning your first novel study to the mix, and it can be enough to dissuade even veteran educators. However, incorporating novels and ...
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Helping students develop as writers can be challenging during remote learning, but you can teach students how to identify and create quality writing about small moments with these Digital Personal Narrative Writing Activities.
What's included in these Personal Narrative Writing ...
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Compare and contrast is one of my favorite literacy skills to teach early in the year because it is approachable for students and can be used in so many different ways. Comparative thinking is great for building connections between background knowledge and new concepts. It's also great to ...
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In many classrooms, writing instruction fits into a small corner of the day. This makes it so challenging to find time to teach grammar, spelling, punctuation, and all the other foundational skills students need to be more effective writers.
While working through the writing process is an ...
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As teachers, we all need substitute teachers at some point. There is no way we can be in the classroom every single day all year long, no matter how much we wish we could. Even superheroes need to take a day off time and again.
That being said, having a substitute in your classroom can be ...
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