How do your students keep their materials together? When I started teaching 5th ELA 5 years ago, I wanted a way for my students to keep all their materials together. I also wanted to help our middle school teachers by trying to teach the ... read more
Students Taking Academic Responsibility
How do your students keep their materials together? When I started teaching 5th ELA 5 years ago, I wanted a way for my students to keep all their materials together. I also wanted to help our middle school teachers by trying to teach the students some type of responsibility. Each year I require my students to purchase a 1.5″ binder…. Read More
My Students are Reading Independently, Now What?!?
If you have your students selecting good fit books and reading independently, go ahead and pat yourself on the back. It’s okay, I’ll wait! Helping students discover a love for reading is perhaps one of the most difficult challenges an upper grades teacher can face (primary grades, I know you have your students, too!). By the time students hit fourth… Read More
Conferencing with Comprehension ‘Fix-Up’ Strategy Cards
Do your students struggle with comprehension? It doesn’t matter what grade you teach, there are just some students who have difficulty understanding what they read. There are many reasons why this can happen. It could be a complex plot, too many characters, too much action, just a boring book, or it could be a bigger issue. Regardless of what is… Read More
Teacher Organization
I hate to ask, but have any of you thought about how you are going to stay organized next year? At the beginning of the school year, I always try to set an organizational goal for myself. One of my goals a few years back was to leave on time more often. You can read about how I do that… Read More
Components of Guided Math
Do you already use the Guided Math model in your classroom and are looking to change it up a bit? Or maybe you are wanting to begin implementing the model in your classroom. No matter where you are in your Guided Math journey, this wonderful group of ladies I am joining up with is sure to get your mind moving!… Read More
Smashing Strategies for Guided Math: Math Calendar for the Upper Grades
Hey, y’all! Today I’m linking up with a bunch of wonderful ladies to bring you some GREAT strategies to teaching guided math. So, math calendar is just for primary grades, right? WRONG! When I first started 4th grade math, math calendar was the last thing on my mind. Math Calendar was something that K-2 used in their classrooms, and it… Read More
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