Tag: ELA
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Things Good Readers Do: Summarize
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. We’re coming down to the last couple of blog posts in this (admittedly long) series! So far, in part 1, we’ve…
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Things Good Readers Do: Abandon Books
We’ve started talking in this series about the habits of good readers. Once we know what good readers do, we can start to practice them, have our little ones practice them, and help all of us become even better readers. Last post, I talked about how I teach kids how…
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The Best Read-Aloud Book: The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles + Free Resources
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. Please read full disclosure for more information. This is the best book in the world. – A reluctant reader who only reads Magic Tree House books [It was]…
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Classroom Library: Organization
Note at the time of writing: If you are starting the year virtually, this may not be the time to think of overhauling your physical classroom library. Bookmark this post so you can return to it at a later date. It will still be here! If you’re like me, figuring…
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The Best Teacher Book I’ve Ever Read
Last year, toward the end of the school year, my co-teacher recommended a book to me for summer reading. I’ve worked with her long enough to know that her suggestions are good and worth considering 99% of the time. And that other 1% just needs a tweak to be amazing.…
