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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
THE BEST WAY TO SET UP INTERACTIVE WRITING NOTEBOOKS
Are you looking for an effective way to organize your students’ interactive writing notebooks and... 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 Must Haves: Things I Can’t “Picture” Myself Teaching Without
When it comes to organizing and planning a classroom, every teacher has a few items... Read More
Classroom Supplies I Couldn’t Live Without
These supplies have saved my day over and over again in my classroom. Although... 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
10 Ideas to Teach Deeper Meaning in the Content Areas
If you’re looking for ideas on how to teach deeper meaning in content areas, then... Read More
Civil War Timeline
Are you teaching the Civil War? This Civil War timeline is in chronological order that... Read More
How to Know Your Students Are Reading Each Night
How do you know if the students are actually reading each night? For years, I... Read More
How to Teach Text Evidence
Are your students having trouble finding answers and citing evidence in their reading? This STEP-BY-STEP... Read More
12 February Ideas for Literacy Centers
Do you want cute ideas for February to use in your literacy centers? Keep reading... Read More
How My Students Passed the Writing Test with Flying Colors!
Are your students struggling in writing? Do you want to transform your reluctant writers into... Read More
8 Engaging Writing Activities for January
Students will be coming back from holiday break and ready to learn! Start planning different... Read More
Writing Mini Lesson #34- Usage
Are you looking for ways to help your students with USAGE in their sentence writing?... Read More