Making the transition to distance learning? I have been compiling some resources to help you continue teaching the standards you were planning. Before we get to those, let's discuss some of the ways to present and send these lessons and materials to your students and how they can send completed work back to you.
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6 Reading Test Taking Strategies That Work
Why Teach Test Taking Strategies? Teaching your students test taking strategies equips them with the tools necessary to be successful in the testing environment. By no means should you “drill and kill” or focus your teaching solely on the test, but you still have the responsibility of preparing them for test day. Students feel most… Continue reading 6 Reading Test Taking Strategies That Work
Test Prep Dos and Don’ts
Proper test prep can increase student confidence, relieve testing anxiety, and improve test scores. These dos and don'ts will help you keep your test prep..
How to Easily Fit Vocabulary Instruction and Practice into Each Day
Vocabulary instruction is crucial to helping our students increase their reading comprehension and become better writers. That’s why I think it’s so important to make time for vocabulary instruction every day. Here’s an easy to follow weekly schedule of ideas to help you fit quick, simple, and meaningful vocabulary instruction and practice into each day.
5 Kid Approved Context Clues Activities for Upper Elementary
Context clues has always been something that I've needed to spiral throughout the entire year with my third graders, so finding fun and engaging activities has been a huge priority. I figure a lot of you are in the same boat so I've decided to share some of my best go-to context clues activities with you.
6 Easy Ways to Help Your Students Understand Plot Structure
How to teach your students to identify the plot’s main events, sequence main events in the story, and understand how events influence future events and help develop the plot. These tips will ensure a deeper level of understanding of plot structure. Great read for second grade, third grade, and fourth grade reading teachers!
6 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Interactive Notebooks
These 6 tips will help you use interactive notebooks effectively in your classroom. Perfect for second grade, third grade, and fourth grade teachers!
Sweet Testing Treats & Motivation
You and your crew have worked to the bone preparing for the BIG TEST. You may be a little crankier and your hair is a little grayer, but it’s worth it because your students are a lot more prepared. They are ready for this test. Now, it’s time to give them that little bit of extra motivation to do their best.
6 Amazing Books to Help Students Conquer Test Anxiety
Our students feel the pressure. There are many things I love about teaching but watching eight and nine-year olds trying to cope with test anxiety is definitely not one of them. Read alouds go a long way with helping students calm their fears.
Do Your Students Know the Language of the Test?
Academic vocabulary is huge. A student who understands the development of the plot in a passage can still miss a plot question on test day if he/she isn’t familiar with tier II and III vocabulary such as contribute, develop, conflict, or rising action. We need to make sure we are repeatedly exposing our students to academic vocabulary and teaching them use it in context during discussions.