Teaching grammar is the content that typically gets thrown out when time constraints get to teachers. I was one of those teachers who didn’t always teach grammar because there just wasn’t enough time. But now, you can teach the grammar skill of the week in a different modality and way each day, without using more…
November is a great time of year to have some amazing read alouds! November read alouds are full of themes of friendship, gratitude, and more! “Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read.” ― Marilyn Jager…
Preparing for parent-teacher conferences can be challenging and nerve-wracking for many teachers, but it doesn’t have to be! If you are prepared for each parent-teacher conference and you follow these parent-teacher conference tips, you will do great! Today, I am going to answer 5 commonly asked questions about conferences! What do you prepare before the…
Fall in the upper elementary classroom is a fun time of year because the kids are still so excited from back to school, you are fresh into content, and there are some fun holidays! In the fall, my main focus is on teaching new content, but throwing in some fun activities that are themed to…
Guiding reading struggles is something I hear from teachers often. They often feel like the all of the guided reading strategies are too hard, they take too long to plan, and they aren’t effective. But I am here to tell you, it doesn’t have to be that way! In this post, I am going to…
Cause and Effect is a great reading skill to teach students, but it is also a great life skill. When students fully understand cause and effect they can begin making connections in their reading comprehension. That is why it is suggested to teach this skill towards the beginning of the year. In this post, I…
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