Activities for Teaching Text Features

Activities for Teaching Text Features

Text features are an essential part of teaching nonfiction text. The reason being is that this skill can help students to better understand writing. Many times nonfiction text can be difficult to read and understand and these text features can help their understanding. Also, understanding these features can help students to research quicker, which is…

Teaching Theme

Teaching Theme

  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…

Teaching Main Idea

Teaching Main Idea

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…

Grinch Day in the Classroom

Grinch Day in the Classroom

Reading The Grinch in upper elementary is a must. You’d be surprised how many kids have not read the book before, just watched the movie. The book is full of great figurative language and reading comprehension! Have a “Grinch Day” in your classroom and do these simple activities! Read the Book & Watch the Movie…