6th Grade Reading… How Do I Research? 9 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 My sixth graders are going to begin a short research activity to prepare them for a larger research project on wolves the following two weeks. For this short research activity,…
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…
8th Grade Reading… Perseverance Unit Reflection 5 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 A powerful skill for students to be able to master, especially by eighth grade, is the ability to reflect and synthesize information. As students finished out their units on perseverance…
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…
Book Club… Intro to Making Connections 2 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Today was my first day with my Book Club students, so to get to know them (there's only five!) and to introduce the topic we'd be covering in the first…
8th Grade Reading… CRAP Test 27 Oct 201516 Mar 2016 My eighth graders are working on a perseverance project to tie into Hunger Games. To connect main character Katniss' life with other lives, the students are researching a person in their field…
