Nonfiction text structures can be a challenging concept for students to grasp. Because of this challenge, I used to wait until later in the school year to introduce these text structures. But, I realized that was a disservice to my students. They need time to process and and
Teaching Prefixes and Suffixes
Lessons to teach prefixes and suffixes used to be one of those things I saved until the end of the year and would try to squeeze in right before testing.
I don't recommend that strategy. Mainly because it doesn't work, at least not well. I have no doubt that my students left
First Chapter Friday
First Chapter Friday is one of those ideas that checks all the boxes.
Easy to implement
No prep
Students love it
It gets kids reading
First Chapter Friday is an easy way to introduce new books to your students and to encourage independent reading. Truthfully, it
End of Year Awards Activity
It’s hard to believe it’s already time to begin thinking about end of the year activities. In early spring of 2020, I made several new resources for the end of the year and then……COVID, quarantine, digital learning, etc. All the new resources were unused and forgotten. This year
Reading Worksheets for Upper Elementary
Reading worksheets have gotten a bad rap, and that doesn't have to been the case. My favorite way to teach reading is through authentic and high-quality children's literature. Students participate in read alouds, book clubs, novel studies, literature circles, guided reading
Visualizing When Reading
Visualizing when reading is not something that comes naturally to all students. In many situations, visualizing has to be explicitly taught, even though it's often not included in state standards.
Whenever the new year begins, I'm always anxious to jump right into my
Reading Log Alternatives
Does this sound familiar to you? You sit at your small group reading table during independent reading and scan your classroom. You see one student sitting quietly staring at their book. You notice that they're not tracking anything. It's almost like they're sleep reading. You see
Combining Information From Multiple Texts
Combining information from multiple texts is not a skill that can be quickly taught. There is definitely a lot involved! Students must first be able to read and comprehend an individual informative text before they can apply those skills to combine information. Then integrating
Explaining Events
One of the more challenging reading standards is explaining events in informational text. "Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text." This can be
Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts
When I moved back to teaching fourth grade and read the standard "Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided" I was more than a little confused. Once I I spent time unpacking
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