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Teaching with Novels
+ Bridge to Terabithia freebies We know students need to be reading real books, but with time constraints and the urgency to cover everything, sometimes novels get pushed to the back burner. I’ve worked with schools who have taken novels away because it seemed like a waste of time for a teacher to simply be… Read more
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Reset
My Favorite Classroom Management Strategy Welcome back to school! The start of this year has made me reflect on my first year of teaching. Like many brand-new teachers, classroom management was my biggest hurdle. I remember a day my principal came to observe and the students were really out of hand (one of them came… Read more
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Because, But, So
This strategy works in any grade and any content area to deepen comprehension and improve writing skills… and it doesn’t take much time. I am not affiliated with any sources, links, or people mentioned in this post. In preparation for some professional development I am going to present this summer I’ve been reading The Writing… Read more
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If By the Science of Reading
A stance and a writing activity My friends, I had not intended to discuss this controversial subject at this particular time. However, I want you to know that I do not shun controversy. On the contrary, I will take a stand on any issue at any time, regardless of how fraught with controversy it might… Read more
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Poetry Madness
This is my first spring to experience in my new home in middle Tennessee and this weekend tulips bloomed in my front yard, a delightful surprise to herald in April which is National Poetry Month and state testing. Poetry is the perfect activity for those state testing days when students’ brains are exhausted, the schedule… Read more
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Writing Conclusions
Moves Authors Make in Informative/Explanatory and Opinion/Argument Writing with Mentor Text For me conclusions are the most annoying part of the paper to write. I feel good about the lessons I have on introductions and body paragraphs, but by the time we got to conclusions in my classroom our steam was gone. These lessons sounded… Read more
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