Are Picture Books COMPLEX Enough?
A question I am asked frequently, because of my use of picture books as mentor texts, is: “Are picture books really complex enough for my
A question I am asked frequently, because of my use of picture books as mentor texts, is: “Are picture books really complex enough for my
As you learned in my previous post, it’s time to throw the vocabulary list OUT! Students need the words in context, and they need practice
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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