Preparing and Organizing Before the School Year Starts
I don’t know about you, but I feel like this summer has flown by. I can’t believe that it is already August. I walked into Target the other day and was slapped upside the head [...]
Nonfiction Reading (FREEBIE!)
I love teaching about informational text. I think that it can easily be neglected since literary text can be more fun to teach. It is also easier since most kids are already familiar with literary [...]
The Empty Question Trap
I was talking to a teaching friend of mine. She was so frustrated with lesson planning and getting it all “in” with the short amount of time she has with students. I thought it [...]
Engaging Literacy Activities to End the Year!
I know that this is a wild and woolly time of year. The kids are ready to check out and check-in to summer! And well...so am I!!! Unfortunately, we still have some learning and assessing [...]