Use Essay Writing as a time to teach Social Studies! Teaching Social Studies Content Standards during your Reading and Writing block is effective for many reasons. Implementing Social Studies instruction into your Reading and Writing block doesn't … [Read more...] about How to Teach Social Studies in your Essay Writing and Reading Block
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Student of the Month Display
Student of the Month display in your classroom made easy! This post will help you create an effective Student of the Month display in minutes. Do you or your school have a Student of the Month program that builds Character Education on campus? On my … [Read more...] about Student of the Month Display
Paperless Open House
Paperless Open House using QR Codes and Google! YES please! After returning to the classroom last year I was immediately and quickly reminded of the HUGE amount of paperwork parents are asked to complete before the school year started. I felt … [Read more...] about Paperless Open House
Essay Writing Assessment Timing and Review Slides (Test Prep)
Do you assess your students through a state Essay Writing Assessment? Do you struggle with finding ways to teach the test taking strategy of self pacing? Are you looking for review tasks to prepare your students? If you answered yes, then you are in … [Read more...] about Essay Writing Assessment Timing and Review Slides (Test Prep)
The Best Anchor Charts
The Best Anchor Charts for your ELA classroom all together in one place! You will find outlines to utilize in Reading Literature, Reading Informational, Writing and Language. Explained in this blog post is about the purpose of utilizing … [Read more...] about The Best Anchor Charts
10 Steps to a Paperless Classroom Library System
Our Classroom Library system is paperless! My students and I are enjoying this system with ease! There are a variety of ways to create a paperless classroom library, the system I decided to implement was using a QR Code and a Google Form. The … [Read more...] about 10 Steps to a Paperless Classroom Library System
The Best Teacher Ideas
The Best Teacher Ideas for your Classroom! Not only are these teacher ideas simple to create, they are also cost-effective and improve your classroom management procedures and routines. I created these items for my own 5th Grade ELA classroom in no … [Read more...] about The Best Teacher Ideas
40 Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom!
30 Ways to use Twitter in your classroom as a parent communication tool! Plus, 10 additional ways to incorporate Twitter in your classroom! Social Media in the classroom is a new hot topic for a variety of reasons. When used for educational purposes, … [Read more...] about 40 Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom!
