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7 Excellent Types of Graphic Organizers for Reading
There are many types of graphic organizers that can be very beneficial to your students. Here are 7 great types of graphic organizers that you should incorporate into your classroom reading instruction. Graphic organizers are visual learning tools. They help students organize information and ideas in ways that help students
Great Expository Nonfiction Anchor Chart
Expository or informational text can be challenging for students if they are unfamiliar with nonfiction text features. Therefore, it is important to help students understand these text features when teaching nonfiction texts. Using an expository nonfiction anchor chart can be very beneficial to your students. Creating an anchor chart does
Wonderful Ways to Use Color Coding in the Classroom to Increase Learning
What are ways to use color coding in the classroom for teaching reading and grammar? Have you ever considered crayons or highlighters an important tool or a beneficial strategy? Studies have shown that color can play a very powerful role in memory. It may help in memorizing as well as
10 Fun Friday Reading Activities
Fun Friday activities are a great motivational tool, and many classroom teachers use Fun Friday in a wide variety of ways. Why not dedicate time on your Fridays to use some of these creative Fun Friday Reading Activities to help motivate and encourage your students to read? Fun Friday Reading
Great Ideas for Teaching Making Predictions with Picture Books Plus a Freebie!
Ideas for Teaching Making Predictions
Great Ideas for Teaching Sequence of Events with Mentor Texts
ideas for teaching sequence of events in upper elementary
5 Fantastic Fall Picture Books for Upper Elementary
Are you searching for some great fall picture books for upper elementary? Here is a list of some of my favorite fall picture books that are perfect to use in your upper elementary reading class this year! You and your students will love these wonderful books! 5 Fantastic Fall Picture
Creative ABC Brainstorm Strategy Ideas
Chances are, you are familiar with the ABC Brainstorm Strategy. This reading strategy is often used as a “before” activity to help students activate their prior knowledge, but have you ever considered other ways this strategy can be utilized? Find some creative ways to use the ABC Brainstorm Strategy in
Using Picture Books for Teaching Metaphors: 6 Great Ideas
Ideas for Using Picture Books for Teaching Metaphors I love teaching reading, and one of my favorite things to teach is figurative language. Not only do I enjoy teaching students to find and identify different types of figurative language, I love discovering and sharing beautiful figurative language from children’s books.
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