Are you interested in launching a reading workshop in your upper elementary classroom this year? If so, this blog post is for you! Today I am going to lay out the 5 routines that you NEED to establish at the beginning of the year in order to have a successful
In order to fit everything into our busy Reading and Writing Workshop schedules, we need to keep our mini lessons MINI! This means that they need to be anywhere from 10 – 15 minutes long. Not only does keeping them short allow for our students to have more time to
Are you looking for fun and engaging writing strategies for English Language Learners? It is often difficult for ELL students to come up with ideas during writing class. This is sometimes because they don’t have the same experiences as other students. It may take some time for them to feel
Today I have 3 books about clouds to share with you. These would be perfect read alouds during your Weather unit! One book is a fiction story, the other is a nonfiction informational book, and the last is a wordless picture book! 1) A Story About Clouds : Cloudette Cloudette
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I find myself in a bit of a teaching rut. Using the same websites, apps and activities to help students review before summative assessments. Now don’t get me wrong, there is NOTHING wrong with tried and true activities (Kahoot, I am talking to
Jamboard is one of my favourite digital tools. I love it’s simplicity AND the post it note feature. Here are five ways that you can incorporate Jamboard into your virtual or in person classroom. Birthday Messages Students can add post it notes to this Jamboard in order to wish the
There are only so many minutes in a day. The key is making the most out of each and every second! Today I am going to give you 5 tips for maximizing your instructional time. Because at the end of the day, the more we maximize our time, the more
Have you ever had a chid in your class struggle? Of course you have! We have all been there. Sometimes it can be super hard if we have a student in our class going through a tough time that we haven’t personally experienced. We so desperately want to help, but
Tip 1: Remember that oral language is the MOST important component of ANY second language classroom. After all, most of your students will only use their basic French skills while traveling. Yes, some will take University level classes. However, the majority are counting on you for when they backpack across
Interactive Read Aloud is one of my favourite times of the day! To me, there is nothing better than gathering at the carpet as a community to share a story and improve our reading skills. I LOVE that interactive read alouds provide students with opportunities to show how smart they
The key to being successful with digital escape rooms is making them work for your group of students. Here are 3 things to consider as you plan to use a digital escape room. Consideration 1 Will you allow students to work independently or in groups? I HIGHLY suggest providing students
Providing students with memorable learning experiences is one way to make the knowledge stick. I am a HUGE fan of making learning fun because I have seen time and time again that when something is fun, engagement is up and more students are able to demonstrate their understanding. Geography is
Your upper elementary students will love solving these multiplication and division problems to escape from Mars.
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