What is close reading?
Close reading is exactly as it sounds. It’s reading closely. Close reading spends several days on one text, looking at the words the author uses and discussing the text’s meaning. Close reading will prepare your students for independent analysis of a passage. Learn more here
Interactive Writing
Teaching an interactive writing lesson is a versatile way to differentiate and review past literacy skills. This method differs from modeled or shared writing in that the students write on the paper with the teacher. See all my ideas, examples, tools, tips, and more right here
Social Emotional Learning
is the ability to know your emotions and recognize your strengths or limitations. A child with strong self-awareness has confidence to approach a task without the fear of making a mistake. They have a “growth mindset” approach that helps them know that they won’t master the task on the first day, but they’ll keep trying until they do. How do I teach self-awareness?
Top 5 books to teach empathy
I use these five empathy books in my classroom. Each of them allows children the opportunity to understand the perspective of the characters. As a teacher this serves a double purpose. Reading picture books to your students is something you do daily. In fact, you may have these empathy books in your classroom library already
