Are you teaching virtually or preparing to teach virtually? You are probably not sure of how you can model instruction without your smart-board and document camera for part of your instruction. Well, I've got you covered! You can create your own … [Read more...] about How to Make your own Document Camera at Home!
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How to Host a Virtual Back to School Night
Worried about hosting a Virtual Back to School Night? Don't be, I can help! Many educators and school buildings are faced with the reality, that this might be the first time students will not return to school from summer break. As unfortunate as … [Read more...] about How to Host a Virtual Back to School Night
Free Resources That You Can Use In The Classroom
While everyone is stuck at home in quarantine, many museums, zoos, and other locations are now offering free tours and live streams you can take advantage of! While the world outside might seem a little bleak, there are a ton of free resources you … [Read more...] about Free Resources That You Can Use In The Classroom
Making Inferences
Making inferences is all about teaching your students that sometimes what the author leaves out is just as important as what they say. We want our students to connect to the authors and be able to identify the author’s purpose and gain a deeper … [Read more...] about Making Inferences
Question Stems
What are Question Stems? Question Stems are to help your students start thinking about the reading standard that they’ve just read. These stems are used to prompt comprehension and get them thinking about the text, so they are better prepared to … [Read more...] about Question Stems
Written Response Rubrics
IKEA furniture is notoriously hard to build! There are a lot of moving parts, and having an instruction manual doesn’t build it for you, but it does show you what steps you need to do to build it. If you were to ditch the directions altogether, you … [Read more...] about Written Response Rubrics
How to Teach Claims, Counterclaims and Rebuttals in Writing!
Teaching claims, counterclaims and rebuttals in writing can improve a students opinion or argumentative essay. This post will explain how I teach claims, counterclaims and rebuttals in writing. To begin, let's clarify the meaning of the … [Read more...] about How to Teach Claims, Counterclaims and Rebuttals in Writing!
Wonder Workshop
What is Wonder Workshop? Wonder Workshop is the creator of the Dash, Dot and Cue robots! Wonder Workshop combines the materials and resources for teachers to implement coding and robotics into their classroom. Through this program, teachers are … [Read more...] about Wonder Workshop
