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Writing Mini Lesson #37 on Peer Reflections
Do your students particpate in peer reflections? Peer reflection is a step in writing process... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #36 on Spelling
Are you looking for teaching ideas for proofreading spelling? Students should edit their rough drafts... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #35 on Punctuation
Are you looking for ideas to teach PUNCTUATION to your students? Â This post will review... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #33 on Capitalization
Do your students need help learning rules for capitalization and symbols for proofreading in their... Read More
An Easy Way to Build Good Character in the Classroom
Building good character in the classroom is essential in today’s society. Many parents are teaching... Read More
A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH TO TEACHING MYTHOLOGICAL ALLUSIONS
Do your standards cover mythological allusions? If so, this is the right place for you!... Read More
How to Teach Inference
With the Common Core Standards in place, students are being asked more and more to... Read More
May Writing Prompts
Are you looking for oodles of writing prompts for the month of May? You came... Read More
Strategies to Teach Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA)
Many states have adopted a TDA (Text Dependent Analysis) style assessment for the writing component... Read More
7 Writing Activities for March
Dear Teachers, although the following writing activities for March are resources in my store, I... Read More
An Easy Reading Response System for Accountability
Reading Response skills and strategies are important for students to have a better understanding of... Read More
October Books for Upper Elementary
Are you looking for great literature to introduce to your students in the month of... Read More
7 Ways to Teach Cause and Effect
Are you looking for ways to teach cause and effect? I love to think outside... Read More
How to Get Your Students Writing!
Do you want your students writing more? These three ways will get your students writing!... Read More
Classroom Supplies I Couldn’t Live Without
These supplies have saved my day over and over again in my classroom. Â Although... Read More
How to Organize Your Classroom Library
Are you looking for a classroom library system that works? It can be so tough... Read More
Back to School- End of Year Time Capsules
If you came to this site, you either purchased the time capsule activity and are... Read More