Science was, hands down, a favorite time in my class for all of my students year after year! We were not only able to explore fun topics, but we were able to get our hands dirty and carry the topic throughout the day as we learned reading and writing skills…

I did a lot of reflecting from these past few weeks as I’ve been teaching theme (yay!) to my 3rd graders on what I did to really help them understand it. I’ve come up with five tips that I think might help you, too…

Do you want your students to love writing? I have a few tips to make writing more fun and ideas on how to set up a whole writing center in your room! My writing center has quickly become a favorite place for students to visit…

Finding a way for all students to feel successful is our main goal. Writing using a traffic light has been so beneficial for many students, including mine. It is a simple way for students to understand the writing process…

Read any student essay, and you’re likely to get abstract descriptions: The vacation was “wonderful” the food tasted “great,” and the dog was “cute.” When we ask students to add more detail, or be more descriptive, we often get lists of adjectives. What we really should be asking for is concrete detail, or sensory detail…