Narrative writing is probably my favorite writing genre to teach, and it's by far my favorite genre to read-both mentor texts and student writing. It's also a great way to get to know students on a deeper level. However, personal narratives aren't always easy for students to
Writing Workshop Guide – Freebie
I will be the first to admit that my first year teaching I had no clue how to teach writing! I knew how I learned writing as a student, but I didn't know how to teach it so that all of my students could become good writers. I made writing instruction my professional development
Summer Themed Reading and Writing Instruction
As summer break quickly {but not quickly enough} approaches, I've wanted to find engaging and creative ways to enrich and review our reading and writing standards. I also wanted to squeeze in a few fun, but easy, art projects, because we've worked hard all year and deserve a
Language Arts Assessments
After I made my Common Core Math Assessments, I had many requests for a similar language arts assessment version. After months of work, I'm thrilled to announce that I finally finished them and let me just way "Whew!" That was a big project-much, MUCH bigger than I expected!
Twas the Week Before Christmas Activities
No matter how crazy it is, the week before Christmas vacation is one of my favorite weeks of the school year. I feel like I have more flexibility to let loose a little and have some fun with my students. I have a little Christmas tree and string some lights around the room, and
Teaching Nouns – Lessons and Activities
I never thought writing a post on noun lessons and activities would be exciting. To be perfectly honest, I've always dreaded teaching parts of speech. I know that if I was bored teaching it, my students had to be extremely bored studying it! I integrate parts of speech and
Lessons & Activities to Teach Homophones
Homophones are not exactly my favorite thing to teach, but homophone instruction and practice is so necessary. Homophones are a concept that students can usually grasp in isolation, but are frequently misused in student writing. This blog post shares five lessons and activities
3rd Grade & 4th Grade Morning Work
Morning work plays a crucial role in my 3rd and 4th grade classroom. It's what I use for a daily spiral review in math and language arts. Since I've been implementing my morning work routine, I've seen a significant improvement in students' overall retention of skills. That
Fantastic Fall Lessons
Teaching through the holidays can be so much fun! I am often guilty of wanting to hurry through fall and Thanksgiving activities to get to Christmas (my all-time favorite), but there are just too many meaningful fall themed lessons to skip. These are not Halloween based lessons.
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