Hello again, friends! Starting Friday at 3:15, I’m on Spring Break (woohoo!!!) and for the first time EVER, I already have my entire week planned for the week we return! What?! No, really!!! I do! We are learning about animal adaptations in science, so when we return, we’ll be using all three of Sandra Markle‘s […]
When I was in the classroom, we worked hard to make our way to the top of the TDQ pyramid. This progression helped me go deeper with my questions with each new close read, and really build their comprehension. What does the text say? Here is a compare and contrast question- a “what does the text say?” […]
How many of you have your students do home projects? I don’t do many because usually it turns into a parent project instead of a student project… but when I do, I always include activities that I know for sure the student did, like a writing portion where they have to explain their understanding. Last […]
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I am excited to share about some things we’ve been doing with close reading and text dependent questions in my classroom. Many of you probably remember my blog post about annotating (if not, read it here). My kids have become annotating experts now! Lately, I have been “trying” to give them a focus for their annotating […]
We have had some serious fun with poetry using Love That Dog. If you’ve never read this book, it is a MUST with a poetry unit! Check it out here! It’s a little sad, but even still, my kids have loved it the last few years. Those of you that already follow me know that […]