

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
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
We are getting ready to read the book Frindle, by Andrew Clements. I love all of Andrew Clements’ books, and so do the students! To
Teaching prefixes, suffixes and roots can be fun! Fun?!?! Yes, they can!! They used to be the worst part of teaching for me, until I
I don’t know what to write about? Have you heard this before? I’m pretty confident that every teacher has heard this at some point! The
I used to dread teaching prefixes, suffixes, and roots more than anything else. Finding resources were few and far between and were usually worksheet based. The
For the fourth week in a row, my students can’t wait to see how many words a minute they can read! That is exciting news
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 = ????
How excited are your students when it comes to learning and applying prefixes and suffixes? From experience, it can be a not so fun task
Does your school host a Grandparent’s Day? My district hosts this special day every year. The excitement builds and a lot of preparation goes into
It’s Wednesday, and I’m so very thankful for the hump day. Today you will find a brand new product and it’s also the highlight of
New school year, new district, and new grade level. School is back in full force. Today was day eight, and I could not have asked
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