6th Grade Reading… Wolves Research Projects (Pt. 2) 2 Dec 20152 Dec 2015 The Wolves Research Project is something that I did with my sixth graders from start to finish. I did a pre-activity (Adopt a Pet), taught them how to research, instructed them…
8th Grade Reading… I Am ___. 19 Nov 20154 Dec 2015 I'm excited for today's activity! For the past two weeks I've worked with my eighth grade students on understanding figurative language. They did Notes, the My Figurative Language Family assignment…
8th Grade Reading… “Louie, His Cousin and His Other Cousin” – Report Writing 17 Nov 20151 Dec 2015 Today my eighth graders read "Louie, His Cousin, and His Other Cousin." In this vignette, we're introduced to a family of cousins that live on Esperanza's block (one of which…
8th Grade Reading… My Grading Process 17 Nov 201518 Nov 2015 Standards-Based Grading can be crazy, but it's something been completely thrown into and have to accept :) It's not so bad on the teacher end once you get started with…
8th Grade Reading… My Figurative Language Family 6 Nov 20153 Dec 2015 To go along with teaching my students about figurative language with their Types of Figurative Language Notes, I had them relate what they learned to their own lives and work…
6th Grade Reading… What Is Skills Iowa? 23 Oct 201529 Oct 2015 One of the assessments my cooperating teacher uses for her sixth grade Reading/Literacy is Skills Iowa. These are assessments that match with the Common Core and show learner progress in…
