Hey there friends,I hope things are going well in your classrooms this week! I talked in my last post about February being the month of feelings and emotions. Many teachers are focusing on kindness throughout this month and so I decided to write about something that unfortunately comes up in all classrooms no matter what grade level you teach. I’m talking about bullying, and even though our students’ interactions don’t always get to the intensity of bullying, kids can sometimes be unkind.Using Guided Reading to Teach Social SkillsWhen planning literacy lessons and creating resources I try … [Read more...] about How to Promote Anti-Bullying Through Literacy
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5 Guided Reading Resources for Teaching Character Traits
Hey there friends,I hope you are having a great week. I am excited that February is here. I do love the snow and chilly weather of January, but sometimes that month seems to never end (ha ha)… especially for teachers. I feel like February is the small hill right before the home stretch of spring.With February's arrival also comes all the themes of love, kindness, and friendship so I took the opportunity to have this week's reading comprehension focus on 5 resources for teaching character traits.Why We Teach Character TraitsUnderstanding and identifying character traits is a great foundational … [Read more...] about 5 Guided Reading Resources for Teaching Character Traits
6 Activities for STEM and Reading Comprehension
Hey there friends!Today I’m sharing with you two of my passions - STEM and reading comprehension. I absolutely love finding books that I can use to teach reading comprehension and also create a STEM challenge for my students to make connections with hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math activities. If you are familiar with my teaching resources then you know how much I enjoy the “How to Catch A _” series by Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton. These books make the perfect STEM companion books and my "How to Catch a Dragon:" Chinese New Year STEM Activity is a fun way to celebrate … [Read more...] about 6 Activities for STEM and Reading Comprehension
Strategies to Check for Understanding in Guided Reading
Hey there friends, I hope you are having a great week and school is somewhat normal for you and your nuggets. This week is all about one of my favorite winter themes… snowmen! But, I am also going to be sharing with you my resources and strategies to check for understanding in guided reading.Snowman Reading Comprehension ActivitiesSince my students and I love snow, I wanted to expand on our winter excitement and take a deeper look into the simple (yet, important!) comprehension skill of checking for understanding while exploring some fun snowman books.The mentor texts for this week of guided … [Read more...] about Strategies to Check for Understanding in Guided Reading
