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Even for veteran teachers, staying on top of the all the third grade reading standards can be a daunting task. That is why I created this handy guide to all of the standards for both fiction and nonfiction text. Each page of this guide includes the following components to…
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Do you struggle with independent reading in your classroom? During my first few years of teaching, I was really conflicted about ways to encourage all of my students to read independently. My school had spent a lot of money on a computer-based reading quiz program and intrinsic motivators.…
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The end of the school year can be some of the most challenging weeks of the entire year. Teacher and students are eagerly awaiting summer, and end-of-the-year activities are in full force. To keep you and your students focused and engaged during this time, it’s critical not to let…
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Place value is one of the foundations of math, so it makes sense that when our students don’t understand it at a conceptual level, they struggle when learning new concepts (e.g. multiplying and dividing by powers of ten). Teachers are pressured to move kids through a curriculum when they…
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Help! My students don’t remember the parts of speech!Yep, we’ve all been there. You start a grammar lesson, only to realize that your students don’t remember the basics. It’s not that they don’t understand grammar and syntax; they just forgot the technical terms (nouns, verbs, adjective, adverbs, pronouns,…
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When it comes to vocabulary, word analogies are vocabulary gold! These “little” word puzzles present learning opportunities that go beyond other types of word work. Word analogies are not only effective at building vocabulary, they also develop critical thinking skills. Unlike vocabulary activities that require students to memorize…
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