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Christmas in the Classroom

By elena

Christmas in the Classroom

If you celebrate Christmas in your classroom, here are two of my favorite resources and my most loved book for those last few weeks before break. Enjoy! A Home for the Holidays Christmas Writing Activities that Promote Kindness Red and Lulu Check out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Christmas, fifth grade, graphic organizers, narrative writing, project, writing process

Have you heard? ELA Next Generation Learning Standards are Here!

By elena

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...]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: ELA, fifth grade, New York State, next Generation Learning Standards, reading comprehension, rubrics, self-assessment, teaching, the left-handed teacher, writing rubric

5 Ways to Engage Students in the Narrative Writing Process

By elena

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...]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: engaging, fifth grade, graphic organizers, music while writing, narrative writing, read alouds, small groups, teaching, writing process

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