Jan 25
Teaching students true-false test-taking Strategies can greatly improve their performance on quizzes and even standardized tests. True-false tests are popular, easy for teachers to create, and even found on standardized tests. Although many students prefer this type of test, questions can be tricky. Learning what to look for can improve students’ abilities to achieve higher …
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Jan 18
Even though many states are scaling back on spring testing, before the 2019/2020 school year, standardized testing, including the multiple-choice test, was mandated in all 50 states. Some states used PARCC or Smarter Balanced, some created their own tests, and others used a hybrid approach. Additionally, about half the states require students to take the …
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Jan 04
I love books about kids who turn their lives around. That is the main theme of There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom. Read the summary. Then check out a number of activities to do with your novel study including a book unit sample and recipe that works well for the classroom. Activities for There’s a Boy …
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Dec 21
Your students are going to love these Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes activities! You’ll find a novel study sample, an animated short comparison activity, and an anchor chart idea. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Summary The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. At this time, Sadako was two years old. …
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Dec 14
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing will have your students rolling with laughter. The story tells about Peter Hatcher who lives close to Central Park in New York City with his parents and younger brother Fudge. The novel centers around the events that take place during Peter’s fourth-grade year. Most of Peter’s problems are due to the …
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Nov 02
Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom is a novel about the students in Mrs. Jewls’s class. Her classroom is on the top floor of an unusual school that is 30 stories high with one classroom on each floor. Each chapter is a standalone story featuring the students of this class. The far-out stories will …
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Oct 26
Some students seem as if they learn multiplication facts overnight. Others struggle for months and months. Flashcards, using Brain Gym exercises while repeating facts, and catchy songs work with a few students. One method that works for many students is learning rules. Here is the list I have tried with success. Below is an instruction …
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