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Give a list of vocabulary words to look up in the dictionary, write a sentence, and then take a quiz on Friday…… these practices

Text evidence… those two words are so important for a reading teacher! We want students to be able to infer and draw conclusions while using

One of the most common struggles teachers face is tackling TIME. There simply isn’t enough of it to cover all the skills and standards we

Nonfiction close reading can often be tricky for our elementary kiddos because many texts that we find are so long, it can be hard to

Time is precious. There is NEVER enough of it!! But, what if there was a way you could take back some of that time? Would

I am often asked by people who use mentor sentences, “How can I get the kids to carry these skills over into their writing?” Remember,

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In light of recent events, I felt this post was an important one to write. This is definitely a tricky topic that I’m going to

At a time where our nation is very divided, we as teachers must impress upon our students that WE CAN spread kindness and love

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I am teaming up with The Reading Crew again to bring you some fun wintery mentor text lessons! Here in the southeast, snow is a

I am teaming up with The Reading Crew to bring you all you need to teach some amazing mentor text lessons this fall! The Bear

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