Jun 06
Let’s be honest, teaching students to use graphic organizers can sometimes feel like explaining how to fold a fitted sheet. You start strong. You believe in yourself. And then somewhere around the concept map, you lose them and maybe yourself too. But over the years (and after more than a few flops), I’ve found some tried-and-true …
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May 16
Read the touching and hilarious novel Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. Roy Eberhardt teams with Beatrice and her brother, Mullet Fingers. They wish to stop Mother Paula’s All-American Pancake House Corporation from building a pancake house on a vacant lot. The lot has become home to a group of endangered burrowing owls. The three scheme to prevent the …
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May 09
Do you want your students to be able to incorporate different persuasive techniques into their writing? Should students be able to make informed opinions about which products to purchase? Do you want your students to recognize different devices used in political advertising? Is the bandwagon persuasive technique effective? This series of posts helps answer these …
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May 02
Are you looking for an engaging, ready-to-use resource to teach prefixes, suffixes, and root words? I’m thrilled to offer a free sample from my comprehensive Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Series! This sample includes three activities for four different affixes and root words—12 fun, educational activities designed for upper elementary and middle school students. Why I …
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Apr 25
The Lightning Thief book tells the story of twelve-year-old Percy Jackson. On the first day of summer, Percy learns that he is half-human, half-god. He is taken to Camp Half-Blood in New York. At camp, Percy learns that his father is Poseidon, the god of the Sea. When Zeus’s master bolt is stolen, Poseidon is blamed. …
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Apr 11
The Beatryce Prophecy is the newest novel by author Kate DiCamillo. The story reads like a fairy tale with evil versus good characters. Introduction to The Beatryce Prophecy When Brother Edik goes to the barn to feed Answelica, he finds a child curled up next to the goat holding onto its ears. Brother Edik picks up the …
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Mar 14
Are you looking for a great novel to read with your students? The Tiger Rising is one your students will love. Like all of Kate DiCamillo’s novels, this one has rich characters and an interesting story plot. In the novel, twelve-year-old Rob walks through the woods near his Florida home, he stumbles upon a caged tiger. The same …
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