Last time we talked about getting kids excited about writing and having them engaged, but now that you’ve sold them on writing, what’s next? Pre-writing strategies Pre-writing comes in so many different forms, and it’s a crucial step in the writing process. But how do you get kids started? Your
Teaching writing can be very tricky because there are so many different kinds. There’s narrative, informative, persuasive, and poetic writings. How can you handle all of that?? This blog series is going to go over different parts of teaching writing and how we can truly reach our students. Our first
We finally upgraded our laptops to Chromebooks this year. Our laptops were insanely old and had so many issues that I had practically given up using them. Now that we have our new Chromebooks, I’m in love with technology again! We are not 1:1, so I share a classroom cart of
Having students truly work together can be difficult to figure out. How do you make sure that partners are sharing equal work load? How do you make sure that each student is contributing and getting something out of their learning? Is there a way to make sure you’re not wasting
When I’m having one of those days when I need one glass two glasses of wine after a ten hour (or more) day that’s involved a data meeting/poor assessments/lesson plan gone horribly wrong/someone else telling me how to my job, my husband always asks, “Why do you even teach if you
This week’s topic for the weekly summer link up with Monica at I Heart Grade 3 is all about talents…so I’m trying to figure out two of my talents. The first one is easy (and none of my friends will be surprised by this)- BAKING! I LOVE to bake. I like to cook
Remember that time you went to a required professional development and it was actually worthwhile and informative? Last September, this happened. Not only did I learn something worthwhile, but it has inspired me several times over to create new learning projects. This glorious idea was a concept called lapbooks. While
5 years ago…that seems like so far away right now! 5 years ago…was 2010. I was 23. It was the summer of my 5 year high school reunion. (This year will be our 10th!) Here’s a pic from 2010’s reunion (I’m bottom right-we were such babies!): I was in-between houses,
I’m linking up with Farley from Oh’ Boy 4th Grade for the first time 🙂 Listening: I love beaches and I’ve been getting into HGTV. Watching all of the renovation shows is addicting. Hubby and I are looking to redo our bathroom and this is giving me so many ideas! Loving: Tana French was
If you read my previous post, you know that I took a lot of English classes in high school and college, which is partially due to my love of books and a lot to do with my love of language. I love writing papers almost as much as I love
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