As a reading teacher I have a ton of favorite books! I have favorite picture books to read aloud to my own children, some for teaching different reading skills, easy reader chapter books for new readers, favorite novels to share with students as well as …
Now is the time of year when things start to get a little more tense around the school building. The year is half-way completed, the second set of conferences are quickly approaching, and TESTING seems to be looming. I have found that cramming for state …
My students LOVE fables! They are clever little stories that involve talking animals, and convey a lesson! What is more fun than that? The other day my neighbor stopped me. She is a mom of three teenagers-a college freshman, a high school junior, and an eighth …
Finding novels for my students is both a challenge and a joy. The TOP 5 ways I can always tell I have found that awesome novel unit is when my students are: talking about the book outside of class…recess, lunch, to parents, the principal…LOVE this! …
I have been tutoring on Tuesday and Thursday nights in order to keep my teacher mind active and challenged. My focus with this 3rd grade student has been fluency work: timed fluency passages, chunking text, Big Bubble Breath boxes, and a bit of comprehension work …
So, it was a writing kind of day. I have had this idea in my brain for about two weeks now, but couldn’t figure out how or where to start. Have you ever read a novel that ISN’T actually a movie with your students? These …
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