Nov 07
Do you struggle to keep your students focused on reading skills during the holiday season? Using high-interest teaching materials will greatly improve the chances that your students will continue to learn during this time when daydreaming becomes the norm. This post includes nine Christmas-themed animated shorts. All the films are very short with the longest-running …
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Nov 15
If you are looking for some Christmas stories to teach your students how to compare and contrast, check out The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree and Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story. These two stories are set in the Appalachian Mountains and have heartwarming and educational themes. They are suitable for students at a mid-third-grade reading level, …
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Nov 08
Are you looking for some new activities to add to your lesson plans? Inspire your students this holiday season with these 10 Christmas Compare-Contrast Writing Prompts. Whether you’re looking for quick morning reviews, entry or exit activities, or even assignments for learning centers, these prompts are perfect. Plus, they’re available in printable and Google Slides …
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Dec 03
Animated Christmas shorts are a fantastic resource for teaching reading skills, especially when students’ attention might wander during the holiday season. These films are short enough to hold students’ interest while packed with rich narratives and visual cues that make abstract concepts more tangible and relatable. Using animated shorts in your lessons can capture students’ …
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Nov 09
If you are looking to add some high-interest activities to your compare and contrast lessons, try using animated shorts to teach reading skills. This post contains the animated short The Girl and the Cloud found on Youtube and inserted in this post along with the commercial The Perfect Surprise. In this exercise, students will compare and …
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