Nonfiction Made Easy! 5 Tips for Hitting the Standards
Upper elementary nonfiction standards naturally scaffold with the intent to take students from recognition of nonfiction features and the author’s craft and structure to the
Upper elementary nonfiction standards naturally scaffold with the intent to take students from recognition of nonfiction features and the author’s craft and structure to the
Most students are pretty familiar with how to complete the task of comparing and contrasting two books on their own accurately. When we do a
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The focus on teaching paired passages has undoubtedly grown within the last decade or so. As the landscape of education has changed, students within elementary
March is Women’s History Month and an excellent opportunity to share diverse books about women pioneers. Here are 18 must-have mentor texts that share the
Escape the winter doldrums with these 6 Valentine’s Day mentor texts! What is a mentor text? Mentor texts are usually short stories or picture books
There are oodles of Printable Posters out there. You may have found some on Pinterest or downloaded a few sets from Teachers Pay Teachers. Let’s
As I was sitting at my kidney table, going through my students’ writing, I realized that even my best writers had paragraphs littered with grammatical errors…
The holidays are around the corner, and I’m always running last minute to buy for my teammates and my Secret Santa. If you are
Incorporating diverse books into our school and classroom libraries is vital. Let the books in your school act as mirrors that reflect the cultures and
Incorporating diverse books into our school and classroom libraries is vital. Let the books in your school act as mirrors that reflect the cultures and
There’s no argument that strong vocabulary skills make kids better readers. But how do we get even our most reluctant, struggling reader to dive deeper into
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