6th Grade Reading… Sentences Competition 29 Oct 20151 Dec 2015 Today my sixth graders were finishing up the editing process for their personal narratives. They were all at different places--just starting, halfway through, almost done--so I decided to create some…
English 10… Connecting to Tuesdays with Morrie – Making Bucket Lists! 18 Sep 201519 Oct 2015 Today was a shortened day because of Homecoming. Classes were only twenty minutes, but I still wanted my students to do something pertaining to Tuesdays with Morrie, while being fun! So I…
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…
5th Grade… Stop, Go, Slow 25 Mar 201516 Sep 2015 I took over planning for today’s Diagnostic/Remedial Reading in-class clinical lesson with our ten-year-old boy. I wanted the focus to be on sports/movement, so I set up five stations with…