12 Ways to Celebrate Poetry Month
April is one of my favorite months of the school year because of Poetry Month. It’s fun to write, fun to read, and the students
April is one of my favorite months of the school year because of Poetry Month. It’s fun to write, fun to read, and the students
I’ve written about list writing for students. List writing is an excellent way for students to generate topics to write about, and when they say
Incorporating grammar doesn’t have to be a long, drawn-out daunting task for teachers and students. Done right, it can be done in minutes a day
How many of you have your students make lists to include inside their writer’s notebook? Specifically, at the beginning of the year. How many of
I had used interactive notebooks in my classroom long before they became a “thing.” My very first interactive notebook was what I called our Brain
You head to Pinterest to find an anchor chart. It’s super cute! It’s colorful, nice and neat, and the graphics are amazing! Who has time
Last week I introduced character traits to my students. We are reading Freckle Juice by Judy Blume. Determining character traits to describe Andrew, is pretty
What does a beach ball have to do with prefixes and suffixes? Then, add in some Sharpie markers. Beach ball + Sharpie markers = ????
We all have those students that raise their hand and say, “I’m done, now what do I do?” We also have those who finish with
