How do your students do with answering open-ended questions in ELA? This is, without a doubt, one of the most difficult things I have to teach kids! Every year, my colleagues and I struggle with ... READ the POST
Breaking In to Our Interactive Reader’s Notebooks
So... We starting to put some nice, meaty pages into our ISNs. We use the Holt Literature series in my district and our first unit covers plot, character, setting, and conflict. I start by giving the ... READ the POST
Write Like This…
So, this year I am using the book, Write Like This, by Kelly Gallagher in my ELA class.It seems to be geared a bit more toward high school students, but almost all of his suggestions will work (with a ... READ the POST
Notice and Note (Part 1)
We are FINALLY finished our benchmark testing (a great way to start the school year, right?!?) and today I got to do some teaching! Over the summer, I read the book, Notice and Note, and really ... READ the POST
The Numbering of the Notebooks
My students' first day was Thursday. I seem to have a GREAT class, though I know everyone is on their best behavior the first few days! Anyway, today was a full day and I dove right into teaching. The ... READ the POST
I *heart* Reading!
Made this banner to hang above my library! Love it :) ... READ the POST
