Are you a 3rd-grade teacher eager to discover the power of graphic organizers in enhancing your student's reading comprehension and retention skills? Explore the potential of graphic organizers! These valuable tools can significantly enhance how your students absorb and remember information from ... READ the POST
The Best Way to Engage Students When Teaching Main Idea
Whew! Teaching the main idea in non-fiction text can be so hard! Most teachers I know have little tips and tricks to make it easier and more effective. After teaching for many years, I have my tricks too. Student engagement is everything in teaching, so that is where I put the extra effort. That ... READ the POST
Compare and Contrast the Narrator’s Points of View
In my last two posts, Introducing Point of View in Narrative Stories and How to Identify the Narrator's Point of View, we took a deep dive into character and narrator points of view in single stories. Now let's go a step further and compare and contrast the narrator's points of ... READ the POST
Learn 3 Ways to Teach Students How to Ask and Answer Questions
"Knowing the answers will help you in school. Knowing how to question will help you in life." -Warren Berger. I love this quote! It's so true. One of the ways we teach students how to ask questions is during reading. I love doing this with non-fiction text because if you choose the topic wisely ... READ the POST
How to Use Close Reading Strategies with Social Studies Text
I almost titled this post "How to Steal Time to Teach Social Studies," but I realized that not every school district is as short-sighted as mine by not giving Social Studies equal time in the curriculum. Whether you have a dedicated Social Studies block in your schedule or not, pairing close reading ... READ the POST
Regions of the United States Reading Comprehension
One of my best instructional time savers in the classroom is to combine Social Studies and reading instruction. It helps me cover important and interesting Social Studies content. Not only that, it also strengthens my student's close reading skills. One of my favorites is the Regions of the United ... READ the POST
