These noun worksheets and activities can make teaching parts of speech a little more fun! To be honest, parts of speech are not my favorite thing to teach. It doesn’t even make my top ten list. However, it’s a part of our language arts standards, so it’s not something I can skip or ignore. Instead, […]
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Teaching students how to solve word problems has always been a challenge for teachers. As an upper elementary teacher, I frequently see students immediately try to find a solution, rather than thinking about the meaning of the problem. They see a word problem and want to instantly grab the numbers and do something with them.
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High quality math interventions are not easy to find. I can access plenty of digital programs-some that I like, some that I don’t. But, students need more than practice on the computer. They need hands-on, guided lessons that provide authentic learning experiences. Since I’m responsible for my students’ math interventions, I ended up creating my
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Nonfiction text structures (compare and contrast, sequential order, cause and effect) can be tricky for students to understand. That’s one of the reasons I like reviewing this challenging skill with these holidays around the word passages. It’s not what I use to introduce these text structures, but it is a fantastic review. Since my style
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Here’s a little secret….Chris Van Allsburg books had to grow on me. The first few times I read one of his books, I thought they were a little too strange. It just wasn’t for me. However, I finally realized I had fallen into a genre rut. I was reading the same style of book again
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When it comes to children’s literature, there’s good, there’s great, and there’s Patricia Polacco. Her books have it all. They are the perfect mentor text for teaching personal narratives and reading. I have an entire week of Reading Unit 4 centered around a Patricia Polacco author study. I’ve shared some of the highlights from those
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I posted my No Prep Measurement resource back in 2016. After I posted it, I ended up moving grade levels and never had an opportunity to share about this fun collection of activities. This no prep packet is perfect for third grade math teachers. In this post: Introduction Elapsed Time Length Liquid Volume Mass Introduction It
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These factors and multiples worksheets and activities can help you as you teach factors and multiples. I speak from experience when I say that teaching factors and multiples is not for the faint of heart. In fact, factors and multiples are one of the most challenging concepts for students. A lot of that challenge stems
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While all students benefit from math fact fluency, students who have difficulty in math may need more experiences and instruction to reach a solid level of fluency and automaticity. Those experiences may need to be more explicit and focused to support students. This post continues the blog series on how to support students who struggle in math
This article continues the blog series on teaching students who have difficulty in math. So far the series as addressed: Foundations of Math Instruction When Your Students Don’t Get It Systematic Instruction Mathematical Language Math Representations Math Facts To support students, especially those who have difficulty in math, we should provide deliberate word problem instruction.
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