Sometimes when people hear the word “crafts” at school, they assume that kids are just doing art. It is true…
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Winter Centers for Language Arts and Math
During the month of December, students obviously have much more on the brain than reading, writing, and arithmetic. When it…
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Homophones Activities and Anchor Charts
As we all know, even adults make mistakes when it comes to commonly misspelled words. We’ve all seen homophones like…
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5 Ideas for Teaching Shades of Meaning
Any teacher who has seen words like “nice” and “good” one too many times in student writing can vouch for…
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Teaching the Most Powerful Reading Comprehension Strategy: Visualization
If you were to get a group of teachers in a room and have them brainstorm some reading comprehension strategies,…
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Our Class is a Family Activity
It’s no secret that a read aloud can be a powerful launching pad to further learning opportunities. When students hear…
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