Have you ever tried to teach an opinionated toddler or preschooler anything? It feels like nailing jello to a tree with a lot of sass mixed in. I was struggling to get my youngest to sit down and … [Read more...]
Nonfiction Reading Strategies: Strategy 3 – Analyzing Text Structure
Students, for the most part, have no idea about text organization. One of the biggest complaints, I hear from older students, is some version of their inability to read informational texts. This has … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Word Sort
Last week we were working on spelling long a. I was inspired by this pumpkin math activity that was shared on Math Monday. I made two pumpkins and cut them into a puzzle. One had short a words and … [Read more...]
Nonfiction Reading Strategies: Questions
Last week I discussed activating background knowledge. This week we are moving on to the next strategy in nonfiction reading. The next strategy is questioning. This is not a strategy that is … [Read more...]
Halloween Math Activities that will Excite your Little Learner.
It is finally fall weather here and I am in my happy place. While I drink my pumpkin spice latte, I am going to reflect on all of the sweet activities I have done with my kiddos. First, I have a … [Read more...]
Nonfiction Reading Strategies: Activating Background Knowledge
Using reading strategies to help your reader get the most from what they are reading. There are lots of statistics and I won't bore you with them, but our good fiction readers are not necessarily … [Read more...]