Reading is a valuable and critical skill that students need to develop. As teachers, we are always in need of fresh ideas and tips to help our kiddos soar to new reading heights. Explore this section to get started.
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
This week for Mentor Text Monday, I am going to tell you about a book written by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet. The book is
A few years ago I set one of my professional goals at integrating more technology into the classroom. Regardless of the limited resources, I just
It’s Mentor Text Monday! This week I’m excited to share with you a book by Pamela Zagarenski. This book is called The Whisper. This book
I have a lot of books that I want to share with you regarding the holidays! Any regular reader of my blog would know I
I don’t like snakes. I never have. There is something about them that just creeps me out! So when I heard about this book, I
Do you need a good book to use as a mentor text in reading this week? This week, my mentor text is “Our Tree Named
It’s October — such a fun month in school. With Halloween around the corner, I thought “Why not align Mentor Text Monday with Halloween?” I
Since the month of October is bullying prevention month, I thought I’d start right away with that theme. In fact, all my posts this week
I emphasize vocabulary in my classroom during all content areas because I strongly believe that vocabulary can be a huge barrier to comprehension and understanding.
