Teaching Kids How to Write Super Sentences
How do you encourage your students to write longer, more interesting sentences? You know what will happen if you simply ask them to write longer sentences… they’ll just add more…
How do you encourage your students to write longer, more interesting sentences? You know what will happen if you simply ask them to write longer sentences… they’ll just add more…
…Especially during your math time. To me, math and games go together like Nutella and pretzels. Delicious separate, but amazing together. As a third grade teacher, I know how limited…
…reading practice. Before beginning reader’s theater in your classroom, set guidelines for fluent reading practices and behavior so that students know this is not just playtime. You may even create…
…Plus, students become ten times more engaged when they can make a connection to the reader. You know how excited they get when one of their family members comes to…
…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…
…could rearrange the letters in each other’s “big” words and make smaller words too. I know there are similar word work activities; however, this packet is much more thoroughly put…
…know Angela personally, and she’s just as inspiring in person as she is in her podcasts and her blog posts. If Angela says she can help you innovate and find…
Did you know that National Jelly Bean Day is observed every year on April 22nd? Sounds like a great day for jelly bean math lessons! I’ll admit that until a…
…and active engagement were the critical factors. Clearly my students were having fun during these lessons, and it looked like they were learning, too. But you know what I discovered?…
…check out these Facebook comments that were posted after the session ended. Rachel and I were thrilled to know that our hard work paid off in such a big way!…
…be a sign of learning rather than as a sign of failure. But I didn’t know that when we make a mistake, our brain responds physically with increased electrical activity…
…as a “hook” to create interest in the topic. It has two title cards and 10 statements about the Great Chicago Fire. Five statements are true and five are false,…
