Are you feeling the pressure of “teaching to the test” to ensure passing scores on those standardized tests? I was too, until I stepped outside the box, and thought, why am I not teaching word prefixes and suffixes? There is just no practical way to teach my students all of the vocabulary words they may possibly encounter when taking a… Read More
Understanding Story Elements
How do you help students understand story elements? The plot diagram is a go to classic…but HOW are you using it? I’ll give you a few tips to really knock this one out of the park. Hint: It starts out with a read aloud picture book. Read a short picture book to your class (yes a picture book!) … Read More
Make the Most of Indoor Recess
It’s the dreaded call over the loudspeaker…rainy day recess. All sense of being productive, a moment to breathe, and a second to scarf down my lunch, out the window. Or is it?? Here are few tips and tricks to make the most of rainy day / indoor recess to keep kids busy and give you back a few seconds of… Read More
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