20 Reading Skills to Teach with The Name Jar
…questions and possible topics to discuss for 20 reading strategies. You wouldn’t want to teach them all of course, but these notes may help you find a way to use…
…questions and possible topics to discuss for 20 reading strategies. You wouldn’t want to teach them all of course, but these notes may help you find a way to use…
…and problem solving skills. Try This: Rather than reading a script as a whole class, divide your class into groups for reader’s theater. This way, each student gets more actual…
…I want to share with you an idea for “building a bridge” between home and school. It is quite simple! Many parents have Smartphones these days, and most phones have…
…if we miss a step. (I intentionally skip a step or two just to make sure they notice.) After I feel that they know the correct way to play the…
…other ways to label the character’s varying degrees of anger. My shades of meaning cards have 26 words for “angry” and each card represents a different shade of anger. The…
…about them all together and then either send them away or give them something not very meaningful to do? If you’ve answered YES to any of the questions above, I’m…
…today. Angela Watson’s newest book, Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day … No Matter What, has that and more! Every chapter is AMAZING, filled with wisdom, encouragement, and…
…my student teacher to start a classroom library. 10,437 bonus points goes a long way! I also gave him a copy of Teach Like a Champion and Harry Wong’s -First…
…to keep instruction on track. Right away, students learn the 5 “classroom-transforming” rules shown on the right. Last summer, Chris Biffle, the founder of the Whole Brain Teaching movement, offered…
…orange, and red. I arranged a set of library pockets around the stoplight, and each numbered pocket represented a student in the class. Here’s a picture that was taken in…
…piano chime (it’s awesome!) 6. Rhythm clap 7. Call and respond techniques Shawn Collins – I teach my students to respond to my verbal call in the same way. …..
…most stressful time of the day? Is there a way you can calm it down by using adult coloring sheets? Here are some suggestions for ways you can work my…
