Summarizing text is such an important skill. Students learn how to summarize text as early as kindergarten by being asked to retell or recount familiar parts of a story, including key details. By fifth grade, students are not only asked…
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Happy Tuesday! It’s almost Memorial Day! Teach your students the importance of this day and its history. I used this Direct Instruction template I created to write a Memorial Day lesson using the standard I deconstructed in my guest post…
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The year is winding down! I have created this simple print and go writing activity your students can complete. They’ll get excited for summer and practice their writing skills at the same time! It’s my Summer Opinion Writing Brochure: This…
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Cinco de Mayo is near! What better way to celebrate and honor diversity by having your kiddos create a fun and cute Cinco de Mayo Writing Craftivity! Here’s a FREE direct instruction lesson to help you implement this craftivity in…
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I’m linking up today with Doodle Bugs for Five for Friday! Here we go! I just wrote about a fun Earth Day craftivity you can do with your kiddos. It’s FREE until Sunday! Grab it here! Check out another one…
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It’s Earth Day! Here’s a FREE writing craftivity for YOU! Cut out each strip of writing paper titled with “recycle,” “reuse,” and “reduce.” Glue onto green construction paper backing. You’ll need to measure the construction paper backing making sure there…
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Let’s go fly a kite! I have created this fun antonym lesson plan (adaptable for grades one through four), addressing the following CCSS: Grade 4 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.C Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words…
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You oughta know about Read Naturally, One Minute Reader! When I was student teaching (about 6 years ago), my master teacher was working on improving her students’ fluency. The school I was completing my student teaching at had a great…
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It’s that time of year! The most wonderful time of year! Gearing up for the holidays with your class is so much fun. There are so many fun activities to complete: Elf on the Shelf, stocking stuffers, parent gifts, holiday…
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