Aug 30
Every year Roald Dahl Day is celebrated on September 13, Dahl’s birthday. Have an exceptional Roald Dahl Day with some of these resources! Lesson Handout The handouts for this post are available in the Fall Vault, along with other fun fall activities your students will love. You’ll find printables and instructions for all the activities mentioned …
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Aug 10
For some students, knowing when to use formal or informal language comes naturally. For others, it is a skill that must be taught in steps. This post offers six teaching ideas from recognizing what is formal and informal to creating formal and informal texts. Start by getting the handout Formal vs Informal Language using the …
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Apr 19
Save Me a Seat centers around two characters that are in the same 5th-grade class at Albert Einstein Elementary School in Hamilton, New Jersey. Ravi is “just off the boat” from Bangalore, India. His dad has been transferred. Joe is all American. He has APD (Auditory Processing Disorder) which causes him to not be able to …
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Apr 13
Plot development can feel a little abstract for students until you turn it into a thrill ride. The ups, downs, twists, and turns of a story suddenly make sense when kids can see the structure rather than just hear about it. Once they understand how stories rise, peak, and resolve, their comprehension and writing both …
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Mar 22
The Lemonade War features two protagonists in alternating chapters. The Treski siblings have been super close until this summer when a major event changes their lives. A letter arrives at soon-to-be 9-year-old Jessie and 10-year-old Evan’s house telling the brother and sister they are going to be in the same class in school next year. Jessie …
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Mar 08
Dear Mr Henshaw uses a unique storytelling method. The entire book is a series of letters and diary entries. This means the main character tells his deepest emotions to the reader through a ‘personal means’ creating a close connection to the reader. The book begins when Leigh is in 2nd grade. He writes a letter to his …
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Feb 04
If you’re looking for Brian’s Winter teaching ideas, Gary Paulsen’s alternate ending to Hatchet is a thrilling continuation that students absolutely love. After receiving countless letters from readers who felt Brian was rescued too soon, Paulsen wrote Brian’s Winter to explore what would have happened if Brian had been forced to survive the brutal Canadian …
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