8th Grade Reading… A House, A Home 5 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 After reading "House on Mango Street," the first section in the book, this is a great way to help students visualize the Mango Street house and compare/contrast it to their own.Continue…
Assignments… Connecting to Holes, by Louis Sachar 5 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Who doesn't like the book Holes, by Louis Sachar? This is one of my favorite books from my elementary/middle school years. And because it's such a good book, I wanted my Book…
Assignments… Making Connections 3 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Today's (and this week's) Book Club topic is making connections, specifically making a Text-to-Self connection. To help my students understand this, I created a presentation and notes sheet.Continue reading "Making…
Assignments… TKAM – Character Maps 5 Oct 201519 Oct 2015 To Kill a Mockingbird can be a challenging text, just due to the fact that there are so many characters! I wanted to help my students organize and keep the…
Reading Strategies… Five Clever Ideas to Spark Independent Reading by Kids 29 Jul 201516 Sep 2015 As an aspiring teacher, I find myself motivated by articles, especially those written by teachers or those pertaining to my content areas of English/Reading/Creative Writing.Continue reading "Five Clever Ideas to…
Reading Strategies… And We’re Off! The Start of Summer Reading Tutoring 11 Jun 201517 Sep 2015 This summer I'm working with a seventh-grade girl on her reading, comprehension, literacy, and spelling. One of the first things I noticed about her was her energy! She was excited…
