


Giving Students Voice in Our Classroom Library
There’s nothing so beautiful as seeing your students happily reading, am I right? I’ve been working really hard this year to convert some of my not-big-fans-of-reading into voracious readers…and I am starting to see them take off now! One of my favorite tools to help with this has been our Book Request Form. The book…


Helping Students “Read” Maps
Hello! I wanted to share a little activity that has helped in a big way in our class this year. This activity complements one I shared back in February, Utilizing Those Nonfiction Text Features. During our unit on explorers, our class encountered numerous helpful maps. The only problem? With so much information on the textbook…

A Vocabulary Graphic Organizer (And Online Dictionaries!)
Hello, my dear friends! I am taking a break from lesson-planning this afternoon to share a few resources I have made for my students for their homework assignments, along with some wonderful online dictionaries we love to use in class. First up…What’s the Word? So. As part of our Daily/Weekly Homework Assignments, my students must…

Free Character Traits Tracker
So. Despite my best efforts, I’m sorry to say I remain a weekend-blogger. I don’t want to be, but it just seems inevitable this year! I really do bring my camera to school and daydream of ideas to blog about…but I never seem to get to the actual blogging part! BUT the sunshine is feeling…
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