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How To Build Classroom Community With A Fun Time Capsule
It’s back to school time and you have a million things to do. You know you need to build classroom community, but you also want …
How To Plan An Easy Review Activity On The Seesaw App From Start To Finish
Do you want to know how to make an easy review activity using the Seesaw app that you can use for years to come? I’m …
Yes! You Can Use Google Classroom In First Grade!
To me, Google Classroom was something that my teenagers used for their classwork, and not something I’d dream of using with my first grade students. …
Five Steps For Close Reading To Boost Your Student’s Vocabulary
I’m continuing this blog series on the steps of close reading. Today’s topic? Vocabulary development! We’ve all seen studies about vocabulary development in children. The …
You Can’t Find Close Read Passages? Here’s How To Write Your Own!
So you’ve been spending your planning period looking for the right close reading passage. Sometimes it’s hard to find the right passage for close reading, …
What NOT to do when you are learning how to teach close reading
If you’re teaching close reading to your elementary students and it’s not going well, you might be making some of the mistakes I made when …
Free Guide For Teaching Close Reading To Your Younger Students
Teaching close reading to younger students is hard! A lot of the aspects when you are teaching close reading are more applicable to older students …
How To Choose the Best Passages For Close Reading
So you’re ready to teach close reading, and you’re even ready to use close reading symbols, but where are you going to find the right …
Three Things To Consider When Using Close Read Symbols For First Graders
Teaching close reading in your classroom is hard enough, but teaching your students how to use close read symbols correctly and effectively seems next to …
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How To Build Classroom Community With A Fun Time Capsule
It’s back to school time and you have a million things to do. You know you need to build classroom community, but you also want a fun beginning of the year activity. Your kiddos are going to be nervous as they enter your room, so you need activities to get to know your students right
How To Plan An Easy Review Activity On The Seesaw App From Start To Finish
Do you want to know how to make an easy review activity using the Seesaw app that you can use for years to come? I’m going to show you how to make Seesaw reading activities that you can use right now for your students to review their reading comprehension strategies. But the best news is
Yes! You Can Use Google Classroom In First Grade!
To me, Google Classroom was something that my teenagers used for their classwork, and not something I’d dream of using with my first grade students. Enter Covid-19. All of a sudden, I knew I’d better come up with a plan and quick! Here is the fifth post on the best classroom apps you can use
Five Steps For Close Reading To Boost Your Student’s Vocabulary
I’m continuing this blog series on the steps of close reading. Today’s topic? Vocabulary development! We’ve all seen studies about vocabulary development in children. The more words and phrases a child knows by the age of two helps them to develop the language skills they need to be successful readers. As a mom, I tried
You Can’t Find Close Read Passages? Here’s How To Write Your Own!
So you’ve been spending your planning period looking for the right close reading passage. Sometimes it’s hard to find the right passage for close reading, especially if you have little readers. They might be too hard/easy and you’re left feeling like Goldilocks looking for the perfect chair. Ever been there? When you can’t find the
What NOT to do when you are learning how to teach close reading
If you’re teaching close reading to your elementary students and it’s not going well, you might be making some of the mistakes I made when I was first starting to teach a close reading lesson. In this blog and with this FREE teacher guide, I’m going to show you how to teach close reading effectively