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Teaching Literary Devices
Teaching our students how to recognize and interpret literary devices (similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, and imagery) not only helps them comprehend texts, but it also improves their writing.…
learn moreTips, Tricks, and Resources for Teaching Coordinating Conjunctions
Call me a grammar nerd, but one of my favorite topics to teach is coordinating conjunctions. When students master the use of coordinating conjunctions, I see such a shift in…
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Call me a grammar nerd, but one of my favorite topics to teach is coordinating conjunctions. When students master the use of coordinating conjunctions, I see such a shift in…
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A Complete Guide to the Fifth Grade Reading Standards
Here they are--the fifth grade reading standards! I created this handy guide to all of the standards for both fiction and nonfiction text. Each page of this guide includes the following…
learn moreTeaching Nonfiction Text Structures
Explicitly teaching nonfiction text structure is a cornerstone of content area literacy. The more we teach students to recognize the most common informational text structures, the better they can process and…
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Explicitly teaching nonfiction text structure is a cornerstone of content area literacy. The more we teach students to recognize the most common informational text structures, the better they can process and…
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FREE Classroom Grammar Posters
There's nothing I love more than classroom decor that serves a purpose. That's why I created these free grammar posters for your classroom! There are 18 different posters that cover…
learn moreA Complete Guide to the Fourth Grade Reading Standards
If you're a bit overwhelmed by the fourth grade reading standards, not to worry! I created this handy guide to all of the standards for both fiction and nonfiction text. Each page…
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If you're a bit overwhelmed by the fourth grade reading standards, not to worry! I created this handy guide to all of the standards for both fiction and nonfiction text. Each page…
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