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Close reading is the practice of reading a text and making sure that you fully understand the information presented. These strategies for close reading are not just practice that you see on tests, it is a practice that you use in life. Close reading is used every single day in adulthood as we read through…
Every year we teach the Iditarod to our students. They LOVE it! It is so much fun teaching them something they have never heard about, their engagement is so high! On the first day, I decorate the classroom in lots of snow! I buy cheap snow packs when they go on sale after Christmas….
We LOVE read aloud in third grade! I love reading aloud just for enjoyment and I also love completing novel studies with my students. So, what is the difference of a plain read aloud and a novel studies? Well, we do a read aloud every single day. For a read aloud I read to the…
For the longest time I struggled with how to make sure that I had meaningful interventions in my classroom. I wanted them to be organized and I wanted them to be purposeful. Now, I feel like I am an intervention pro! I get through 10 students with 10 different interventions and I feel like I…
I love book clubs and I love when students are reading the same book. But we do not have the time to do book clubs all the time and plus I know kids get tired of having an assigned reading. Due to both of these things I decided to start friendly reads! So, what is…
Winter in the classroom can sometimes be rough. Students need to switch it up with fun winter activities in the classroom in order to stay engaged and on top of things. These fun and easy winter activities will keep your kiddos engaged in rigorous work all winter long! Winter Read Alouds Owl Moon by Jane…
I am so glad you’re here! I love helping 3rd-5th grade teachers by providing ideas, engaging resources, and professional development they need. I am a literacy coach who is here to help lessen the workload for teachers while making them more confident! I want students to be continually engaged in a rigorous environment!
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I love this and will definitely be doing this soon!
Thank you, friend! 🙂