Why using writing projects will benefit your students Why should you be using writing projects with your class? Let's dig into this a bit and see how you can support developing writers and have fun doing it! First of all, what is a writing project? Well, to me a writing … [Read more...]
Have you heard? ELA Next Generation Learning Standards are Here!
Change is inevitable in education. However, it often seems the changes we want are slow to come and the changes we can do without are numerous and frequent. Am I right? If you're a teacher in New York State you're probably aware of the changes being made to our learning … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Engage Students in the Narrative Writing Process
Graphic Organizers Narrative writing is probably the most fun we have in fifth grade ELA class! Not surprising, right? Kids love to write stories and they are full of imaginative ideas just waiting to take flight. Well, some kids are and some need a nudge, or two. All About My … [Read more...]
The Great Sticky Note Challenge: Improving reading comprehension, one sticky note at a time!
Engaging with text is a goal of many ELA lessons. The last thing any teacher wants to hear are moans and groans when a new passage is handed out or a new reading assigned. After all, if they are turned off from the very beginning, students will unlikely engage in any meaningful … [Read more...]
Holiday Resources
Big kids want to have fun too! Perfect for the Christmas season, I’ve created high interest activities that are aligned to our teaching standards. Writing activities to promote kindness, narrative writing prompts, a descriptive writing project, and multiplication activities. … [Read more...]
Motivational Reading Posters
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Back to School with Albert Einstein
Fifth Grade Back to School Starting the school year with a theme is a great idea! Not a decor theme, while that can be fun, but something meaningful students can hold onto as the year progresses. Choosing the right theme, may be more important this year than ever. “Be A … [Read more...]
What’s All the Fuss About Flashlight Friday?
First, let me just say, I’m not sure who loves Flashlight Friday more, me or the kids! In my class, I use Flashlight Friday as a reward. My class earns minutes for positive behavior. Basically anything I “catch” them doing that’s positive. Then, on Friday (usually once per … [Read more...]
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