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Summarizing is one of the first skills that you should teach your readers when the school year begins. Being able to summarize what they read helps them with the ability to check for understanding, support with text evidence, and check if what they are reading is at a level that makes sense to them. Activities…
 Teaching theme is often a difficult concept for students to learn. The reason it is so difficult is because theme is objective, many people can see different themes throughout the same story. But that is okay and something I teach my students! As long as you can explain where you see that theme throughout…
I love celebrating Earth Day in my upper elementary classroom. This always seems to be a favorite holiday or theme for my students. They are at the age where they are really getting into learning about the earth and how to protect it! This is also the time of the year where we are preparing…
Teaching main idea is a skill that needs to be practiced a million times in so many different modalities in order for students to master the skill. It is a tough skill to master for many students and should be taught throughout their whole education. In this post, we are going to talk about how…
This is the easiest Christmas Tree you will ever make! All you have to do is give your students one square green piece of paper. Make sure it is square! 12 x 12 would be best! Then, they fold in half and cut until they have 4 triangles! When they are one they glue the…
Every year I LOVE doing a themed camping week! Camping in the classroom is such a great way to get kids engaged and enjoy learning, but also can make for great rigorous learning! My kids love getting to experience life as a camping expert! Camping in the Classroom Decor First I start with decorating the…
I am so glad you’re here! I love helping 3rd-5th grade teachers by providing ideas, engaging resources, and professional development they need. I am a literacy coach who is here to help lessen the workload for teachers while making them more confident! I want students to be continually engaged in a rigorous environment!
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I love this and will definitely be doing this soon!
Thank you, friend! 🙂