Thinking Routines | Getting Your Students Thinking
These ideas that I’m presenting are suggested to be used at the beginning of a lesson or unit. The first is called See-Think-Wonder. This routine
These ideas that I’m presenting are suggested to be used at the beginning of a lesson or unit. The first is called See-Think-Wonder. This routine
It’s hard to believe that it’s time to get back into the swing of things and start planning for the new school year. It’s always
One of my favorite activities to simulate with students when discussing the slow and fast changes of the earth is this earthquake simulation. I just
One thing I like to put emphasis on during our earth changes unit is helping my students understand just how destructive earthquakes can be along
I’m sure most teachers out there have an idea what differentiation is. But since it is such a broad concept covering many avenues, it’s best
I’ve been reading Making Students’ Thinking Visible (By Ron Ritchhart, et. al) and the author is setting us up with tools of thinking routines so
Each week as I look through my shelves of all my picture books, I pull favorites. I have discovered a delightful pattern. I apparently love
I love introducing my children to traditional literature. I love fairy tales, myths, legends, tall tales, and fables. There is just something special to me
The end of the year can be pretty crazy! The students start getting anxious to be on summer break (and who blames them – I
I love when libraries put books on sale or when our school librarian pulls books to be discarded that we can take for free. Recently
Want a fun way to explore social studies and writing? Why not consider travel journals? So how do travel journals work? Each student
Are you looking for a way to jazz up your bulletin board? I have always been a huge fan of any form of foldables, so
Let’s get back to the funny, cute mentor text stories! The Princess and the Pig, written by Jonathan Emmett, is a wonderful
Are you looking for a good mentor text to introduce the concepts of the scientific method to your students? Perhaps you are about to have
I don’t know about you, but for me, Mother’s Day is just a pause in my routine. For instance, I get the day off, but
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