Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and teachings are more relevant than ever. With MLK Day fast approaching, I wanted to share a list of my favorite picture books and chapter books to help you introduce your students to King's life and legacy. These high-quality books are sure to capture your ...
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Teaching Ideas
Sanity-saving ideas for welcoming students back in January
The week after winter break is tough! Why? Well, for starters it is absolutely exhausting. And while January can be considered just another month in any school year - it is important that you're aligning your January lessons and activities for the transition back from break. Today I wanted to share ...
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5 Things to Teach in Your The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Literature Unit
Christmas is coming! It's the season of giving and spending time with family and friends. However, there are also lots of fun activities you can use to keep students engaged before the holiday break. One of these activities is a great novel study. Today I wanted to share how I target skills in The ...
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5 Reading skills you need to include in your Tuck Everlasting Unit Plans
If you had the opportunity, would you choose eternal life? This highly engaging question is explored in Tuck Everlasting, making it a book that will quickly draw students in and spark debate. Author Natalie Babbitt crafts an easily relatable story that attracts reluctant readers and brings them ...
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Classroom intervention resources to help you teach place value like a pro
Effective teaching and intervention for place value require a deep understanding of numbers in their mathematical contexts, including the relationship between numbers and counting. Knowing how to represent numbers in different contexts, as well as why they are used in certain ways, is part of this ...
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12 Ways to Differentiate for Students who Struggle with Handwriting
Handwriting is taught at an early age in most schools. However, with so many standards to teach, it is often a quick and cursory process. This makes it easy to understand how some learners never have a chance to develop their handwriting skills to automaticity. Unfortunately, few schools provide ...
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