Getting Through Testing Season
In the world of education, testing season is the most stressful time of the year – even for veteran teachers. It’s the pressure from school
In the world of education, testing season is the most stressful time of the year – even for veteran teachers. It’s the pressure from school
I’m a Common Core school district and that meant more informational text. By 4th grade, students are expected to have 50% of their passages be nonfiction reading
In my school district, on Read Across America day, we dedicate the entire afternoon to just dropping everything and reading. There are some students in
Math is very important. Even without all the standardized testing, we know that it’s critical for students to grasp it. Unfortunately, there are some students
How do you group your students? It’s a teacher’s challenge sometimes. They say students learn best in them but do they? In my classroom, I
Are you looking for an engaging writing activity for your kiddos? Try making them create their own dictionary entry! When we were studying the dictionary
When my kids were younger we were always looking for ways to “entertain” them. One way we did this was through an exciting science experiment
Is it just me or does it seem each year there is less and less time devoted to the subject areas of science and especially
I love when I can find nonfiction texts that can be used in both reading and in other curricular areas, such as science. Today’s mentor
I love science experiments! It doesn’t matter what area of science – physical, life, or earth – we are working on, I try to find
Third grade is the first time that number line fractions (or linear model) are presented. At first glance, it can seem like a complicated concept,
When we begin our classification unit of vertebrate and invertebrate animals, I always like to start off with this fun activity from Science Spot. This activity
When teaching my students the concept of summarizing, I like to make sure they understand that they just can’t write everything. Have you ever had
Every time I teach main idea I always start with this little demonstration. I get out an index card, a clump of clay, and four
This week’s mentor text is the book Enormous Smallness: A Story of E.E. Cummings by Matthew Burgess. This is a nonfiction biography that centers around
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