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Christmas is coming! It’s the season of giving and spending time with family and friends. However, you can also use many fun activities 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 Best Christmas Pageant Ever…
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 interventions in this area for 1st…
Using differentiated instruction to support all learners is expected in today’s classroom. Despite knowing the impact of differentiation, it can feel overwhelming for teachers when faced with mile-long list of expectations on their plates. Combine this with the expectation that all teachers follow the exact same lesson plans, and it can be easy to see…
When you think of spring, you might think of rainy weather and new growth. However, it is also a time where you can begin to help your students apply their reading comprehension skills to great books. Although many schools focus on test prep, bringing engaging literature into your classroom can be a great way to…
Many kids are surprised to find out that Disney’s Frozen is based on The Snow Queen, a fairy tale from over 150 years old. Fairy tales offer a unique opportunity to teach students about the process of making connections between different versions of a story. With the plethora of fractured fairy tales available both in…