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
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
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
Even upper-grade students sometimes still struggle with locating and identifying nouns in sentences and let’s face it. Creating a nouns lesson that is engaging and interesting for students can be difficult! I’ll admit it, nouns is not an easy topic to make interesting and fun. So, I’ve gathered together some
If you teach language arts and grammar, then you may have some eye-catching grammar posters in your classroom, and if you don’t have any, I’m sure you have come across some grammar posters on Pinterest that you have considered using in your classroom. Certainly, these posters are great to display
The first week of school is such an important time for establishing classroom routines and procedures. Having a classroom routines and procedures checklist can help ensure that you don’t skip any important information on the first day of school and will help you remember all of the important routines that
Choosing a middle school or upper elementary classroom decor or theme can be challenging. One challenge is the time that it can take to decorate a classroom. Another challenge is finding that perfect theme or classroom decor that is not just like everyone else down the hall. If you are
All About Me Posters Ideas All About Me Posters have been around for quite some time, and perhaps you already use them in your classroom each year as a first-day classroom activity. They are also great to use anytime during the first week of school, but perhaps you are looking
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
Are you tired of searching for end of the school year activities? Why not create a fun and simple end of the year memory book? The end school year can be such a hectic time of the year. Students can get a little antsy and with everything that comes along
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