Poetry Paintings: Analyzing and Visualizing Poems
…on the graphic organizer. Next, we chose the poem “Afternoon on a Hill.” This time we read the poem together and discussed the vocabulary. I then allowed the students to…
…on the graphic organizer. Next, we chose the poem “Afternoon on a Hill.” This time we read the poem together and discussed the vocabulary. I then allowed the students to…
…chapter book that can help you deliberately expose students to new words (Have you seen “The Willoughby’s” by Lois Lowry or “The Word Eater” by Mary Amato? Each of these…
…conventions, giving opinions, and most importantly, organizing our thoughts. My students were expected to learn three differentiated classes of writing, and my lowest writers really struggled with the execution of…
…a Classroom Timeline last year that the kids and I loved. The timeline is put up at the beginning of the year with the months of the year spaced along…
Did you know that October 5th is Do Something Nice Day? Google it and you’ll see! What a great time to teach your kids how to be a good citizen…
…of it. Use your wall space as learning tools! 2. Do you use graphic organizers? Venn diagrams, flow charts, and Tcharts all assist ELLs learn content because the visual arrangement…
…3rd and 4th graders, which might be true if they have to find least common denominators. But if kids develop fraction number sense instead of memorizing algorithms, they will blow…
…some duplicates, there were over 150 unique ideas! I read through each and every one and selected 15 to share with you. The ideas below are not listed in any…
…many easy-to-use strategies you can try out with your current class to get a feel for the techniques now. Then take your time reading about Whole Brain Teaching and checking…
…slow down, and connect with our creativity. The calming and therapeutic qualities that coloring has on children are the same for adults. And, yes, teachers count as adults even if…
…but who has time for “fun” holiday activities when you have a rigorous curriculum to teach? But that was before I realized that you can do a whole lot more…
…the video tutorial below. I provided step-by-step directions and explained how to incorporate growth mindset best practices when sharing the results with your students. If you’d like to use the…
