How do I utilize digital writer’s notebooks in the primary grades? Teachers in the primary grades have been using writer’s notebooks for years. This important element of the writer’s workshop contains each student’s pieces—from his pictorial writings to labeled...
Does decoding the prompt ensure test success? Many ELA standardized assessments include a complex task. These often require students to combine several reading and writing skills in order to produce a longer written response. To succeed at such a task, students must...
How can I use your ready-made lesson resources as a virtual teacher? In this new Covid-era, many virtual teachers ask how they can customize our traditional PDFs and blackline masters to “build” them on a screen in front of their students. Here’s a simple 2-step...
How can I get my students to slow down and think when doing math story problems? One way to cause students to slow down and first think about the problem is by removing the numbers and replacing them with blank lines. By creating numberless word problems, students are...
Classroom Activity: Stand Up, Sit Down (Grade 4) This classroom activity allows students to review content. The initial video includes instructions. Kristina adds an element of fun to the review by having students share the content in engaging ways. Duration: 7:40 |...
