Shrinking Summaries | Summarizing
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
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Making Main Idea Concrete
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
MTM: Enormous Smallness
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
MTM: The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
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
Creating Book Trailers in the Classroom
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
MTM: The Whisper
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
Seasonal Books Your Students Will Love
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
MTM: I Don’t Like Snakes
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
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