As teachers, we all have students who show little interest in reading and writing. What we don’t have is a system to change that. Student motivation can be so tricky! What if I told you that I could ...
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STEM Activities- How To Incorporate Them Into Your Math and Literacy
When I think about the resource in my classroom that provides the most value for both my students and myself, I always come back to STEM boxes. You may be wondering, "What's a STEM box?" STEM boxes ...
Teaching Cursive-Five Awesome Ideas
In 2013, North Carolina passed a “Back to Basics Law” that mandated teaching cursive handwriting. Second-grade teachers must teach cursive identification and sign your name. In third grade, teachers ...
Using Science Reading Passages for Small Groups
In my last post, I showed you a variety of ways that Science Reading Passages could be used for teaching. This week, I want to focus on how to use them for small group interventions. Before we get ...
How To Use Science Reading Passages
Teaching third grade was a difficult year. Sure, I had it easier than some, and I shouldn’t complain. I was able to loop with my class from second grade to third grade. But, I had a lot of trouble ...