Read Alouds Ramped-Up: How to Keep Student Engagement During Reading
Do you ever feel like you spend SO much time prepping for your class read-alouds, but when it begins, your kids seem checked out? You’ve
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Read-Alouds Ramped Up: 6 Tips for Igniting Curiosity Before Reading
Picture it: It’s time to start your next class read-aloud, and you have looked forward to reading a particular book to your students all year
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Winter break has come and gone, and you are eager to get back into the swing of things with a fresh start of engaging class
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It’s the month of December, and with that comes a LOT of excitement, Christmas spirit, and the need to pull out our favorite December read-alouds
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Merging writing with vocabulary is like crafting a masterpiece with the finest materials. The bricks are the words and the writing is the structure they
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Fall is always a great season to incorporate fun Thanksgiving activities in your classroom as a great way to recognize the holiday. Teachers often face
Debunking Myths! 4 Common Vocabulary Acquisition Misconceptions
Vocabulary acquisition is a crucial part of education, but it often comes with a set of myths and misconceptions that hinder effective instruction. Misconceptions surrounding
7 Excellent Word Choice Strategies for Teaching Descriptive Writing
How many of you are tired of reading compositions that have the same BORING words in them? Let’s turn those dull, drab words into invigorating,
Integrating Halloween Passages into Your Literacy Block
Are you looking for a simple way to infuse holiday celebrations into your school day without abandoning your curriculum? Not all schools can celebrate Halloween
The Writing Process: 6 Best Practice Tips
The writing process is an essential journey that all students embark on to transform their thoughts into well-crafted writing pieces. As teachers, it’s our responsibility
Understanding the Writing Process: Step-By-Step
As you all know, I’m very passionate about literacy…especially writing! It is said that writing is a journey, not a destination, which explains why it
4 Ways to Teach Descriptive Writing to Your Students
Writing descriptively doesn’t just happen… it is a writing behavior that has to be learned and taught. I love descriptive writing and often post about