Terrific November Writing Activities for Impact and Growth Today

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November writing activities are full of Veterans Day, harvest, and thankfulness. In this blog post, I will share with you my month-long outline of writing activities for November. Morning Meeting Writing Prompts for November First thing in the morning, my students have a tiny bit size writing assignment on their desk, ready to complete. This […]

2nd Grade Read Aloud Books that Motivate and Delight

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The best 2nd-grade read-aloud books come from Ryan T. Higgins with We Don’t Eat Your Classmates and We Will ROCK Our Classmates. (Amazon Affiliate Links) If you haven’t made them a part of your class library yet, I’d suggest you do that right away. And trust me, you’ll want both books! As a 2nd grade […]

How to Effectively Teach Summary Writing Online

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Are you teaching summary writing or simply assigning it? Yes, there’s a big difference and a difference that changes everything! The Situation Do you remember your first month of school? We all created the ideal learning environments, prepped and mapped out our units of study, and most importantly, we set goals to achieve during the […]

Paragraph Writing Practice for Online Learning

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Paragraph writing practice online can be a struggle for many young writers. It’s especially tricky when the writing practice is online. Well, I’ve got your back. A quick remedy is within these four simple steps. Follow along to guide students into mastering the art of paragraph writing even when you’re not “face to face.” Engaging […]

Vocabulary Activities for Elementary Students

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Vocabulary Activities can grab the attention of your most reluctant learners. For this reason, you may be interested in providing your students with more opportunities to use new vocabulary? I have a solid routine for vocabulary instruction if you’re anything like me, but I want my students to use the new language differently. So let […]

Spelling Activities That Are No Fail and Kid Approved

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Do you need spelling activities that are no-fail and student-approved? Check out how I use engaging, hands-on spelling activities and games in my classroom. Hallelujah! Here are the spelling activities that your students want to play repeatedly. Today I’m going to share with you my top student-approved spelling activities. Why? The more students interact and […]

Phonics Instruction For Your Classroom

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Phonics instruction done consistently can be a challenge. As educators, we believe that providing ample application and practice time for phonics instruction is essential. So, how do we streamline our daily plans to meet all our instructional needs in phonics? Well, here it is, a three-step approach to daily phonics instruction! Phonics Instruction Done Daily […]