Have you heard of Boom Cards? These digital task cards are so engaging for students! … [Read more...]

What's the Big Deal with Book Logs? How many of you use book logs in your classrooms with your students? I'll admit, one year I used book logs and it was a mess! Kids' logs that I had so carefully copied and given them look like they had been in a terrible battle by the end of the month. Those that weren't tattered and torn were lost or thrown away. It was a major waste of time and resources to have even given the students the logs. The reason was that I didn't clearly explain how to best use … [Read more...]

Taking Control of Reading I have heard it said that struggling readers feel out of control when they are reading. To them, the act of reading is like a heart beat. They cannot take control of their reading, like they cannot take control of the beating of their hearts. Fluent readers, on the other hand, know when to take control of their reading. To fluent readers, the act of reading is like breathing. The majority of the time, people never think about the act of breathing. Breathing happens … [Read more...]

Help yourself to a free printable (Textual Evidence Sentence Starters) that is perfect for students to use when proving their answers using STRONG text evidence. For daily inferencing practice, check out our Inference of the Day printables and PowerPoint: … [Read more...]

Word Hunts in the Classroom I love incorporating word hunts into lessons. They allow the students to get up and move around all while learning. Some teachers call these activities "write around the room". I just posted a contraction word hunt to my TpT store:Here is a link to a Pronouns Hunt that would be enjoyable for students to complete in the classroom. Simply cut out the pronoun cards, laminate, and hang them around your classroom. Then, students will use the recording sheet to write the … [Read more...]