Top Tips to Get You & Your Classroom Back-to-School Ready I understand that the start of the year can feel overwhelming, but keep in mind that you don’t need to have everything perfectly decorated from day one if you’re pressed...
Class Read-alouds That Will Have Your Class Begging For More! These books aren't simply teacher recommended. It's not a curriculum company's reading list. These are books that learners begged to have just one more chapter, please!
Turkey Time! Teaching Persuasive Writing Kids are natural-born persuaders! As long as they can write a decently well-formed paragraph, teaching persuasive writing can be easy-peasy. There are a couple of acronyms that I find to be helpful...
Do Graphic Novels Count As Reading? Graphic Novels, to read or not to read, that is the question! Teachers and parents often question if they should consider reading graphic novels as reading? Over the last decade,...
Bite-size Lessons For Big-time Learning Meet your students where they are right now using microlearning for small group instruction. It’s a piece of cake, especially for learning idioms!
Roll & Write Some Creative Short Stories When it is writing time, do your kiddos complain that they can't think of anything to write about? Let me solve this problem for you right now. Roll-a-Story! This roll...