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Upper Elementary Independent Reading

December 17, 2017 By Ashleigh 2 Comments

My entire teaching career, I've known nothing but reading workshop and guided reading. I've never had a reading series to use, so I've spent an absurd amount of time researching and testing various reading resources, so I could implement that best strategies and practices for my

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Reading Workshop Guided Reading And Literature Circles Oh My

Reading Workshop, Guided Reading, and Literature Circles…Oh My!

August 13, 2017 By Ashleigh 14 Comments

With today's instant access to curriculum, resources, and pictures on Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram, it's almost easy for me to become overwhelmed and even insecure about my own classroom instruction. This blog post shares the ins and outs of reading workshop, guided

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Increase Reading Engagement With Book Talks

August 6, 2017 By Ashleigh 10 Comments

Book talks are an amazing way for you and your students to share books you love with each other and increase reading engagement. Book talks are informal presentations designed to inspire others to read a book you enjoyed. The purpose of a book talk is to "sell" a book.

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Top 10 favorite chapter books for upper elementary

Top 10 Favorite Chapter Books for Upper Elementary

July 9, 2017 By Ashleigh 12 Comments

I was hesitant to write this blog post on my top ten favorite chapter books to read aloud, because I know that we are all very passionate about our favorite chapter books. I know that without a doubt I've left some amazing books out...maybe I should make a top 50 list! For this

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Tournament of Books

Tournament of Books

February 24, 2017 By Ashleigh 8 Comments

A few years ago, I absolutely fell in love with The Brown Bag Teacher's March Madness Tournament of Books. I thought it was the best idea ever, and I really wanted to try it! Unfortunately, it was one of those ideas that I loved, pinned, and then completely forgot about. This

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Reading Workshop Resources

Reading Workshop Resources

May 30, 2016 By Ashleigh 26 Comments

Over the years, I've made countless things for my classroom, and few (if any) resources have made a greater impact on my planning and instruction than my Reading Workshop units. These units have been a game changer for me, and from the feedback I've received from other teachers,

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Spring Literacy Activities for the Classroom

March 16, 2016 By Ashleigh 1 Comment

I think the days between now and the end of the school year are, by far, the most difficult days of the school year. Teachers are tired; students are tired; the pressure of testing is mounting, and we're all starting to see summer break on the horizon. Despite the challenges, I

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Making Inferences

February 15, 2016 By Ashleigh 11 Comments

One of my favorite ways to introduce making inferences is through wordless picture books. They are a great first step toward this challenging skill, because it's something students do on a daily basis. My students don't necessarily realize that they are making inferences as they

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Opinion Writing Lessons

January 20, 2016 By Ashleigh Leave a Comment

Opinion writing can be such a fun writing genre for students and teachers! In this post I share some of my favorite opinion writing lessons and activities. I typically begin my opinion writing unit immediately after my informational writing unit, which you can read more about

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Teaching informational writing

Informational Writing – Getting Started

October 10, 2015 By Ashleigh 6 Comments

When I first started teaching, informational writing was one of my least favorite units to teach. I could spend months on narratives, but I would have been happy to skip informational writing altogether. I think part of my problem was that I misinterpreted my writing workshop

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