8 Strategies to Teach Show Don’t Tell
Do your students look back at you with blank stares when you ask them to “show, don’t tell” in their writing? If so, it’s for
The Literacy Dive Podcast
6 Back-to-School Activities to Get to Know Your Students
Whether you are a first-year or veteran teacher, you know how incredibly important it is to build community at the beginning of the school
Diving Into Your Q&As: What Are Your Small Group Must-Haves?
True story – small groups are 100% my teaching love language! So when Emily asked, “What are some of your favorite small group must-haves?” I
Diving Into Your Q&As: How Do You Help Students Increase Their Stamina?
I have trouble with getting my students to sit for extended periods of time and accomplishing their goals. How do you help students increase their
Diving Into Your Q&As: What Do I Do When My Students Rush Through Their Writing?
Today we have a question from Shelby! Shelby asks, “How do you help kids who just want to finish writing as fast as they can
Diving Into Your Q&As: How Can I Better Differentiate to Reach All of My Students?
Picture this: you are in the middle of a well prepared mini-lesson and it’s going great. When the time comes to start a written response,
Creating a Classroom Community That LOVES Reading with Sara Marye
This episode is extra special because our guest is actually a long time friend of mine! Once upon a time, Sara and I even had
Chaos to Calm: How to Take Control of Writing Workshop ft. Jamie Sears
Teaching writing is tricky to say the least. It can feel very chaotic when our students are each in various places in their writing and
Diving Into Your Q&As: How Do You Find Enough Time to Teach New or Spiraled Content?
Teachers, do you ever feel like there’s just not enough time to cover everything that your students are meant to learn throughout the year? Perhaps
Diving Into Your Q&As: My Students Never Finish Their Guided Reading Book…HELP!
Our question today comes from Tina L. Her question is, “My fourth graders have a hard time finishing the book by the end of our
Diving Into Your Q&As: What Exactly is Free Choice Friday?
Welcome to the second episode in our summer Q&A series! This week we have a question from Marsha T. She asked – Can you give
Diving Into Your Q&As: How Do You Set Up Effective Writing Centers?
Let’s talk writing centers. Do you use them? If so, do you find them to be effective? Writing centers are such a powerful way to
