Make Learning Fun
Are you looking for teaching tips or resources for your classroom? Take a look at these blog posts to find some fun freebies and lesson ideas.
Do you ever wish you could hand your third graders a fun writing prompt and watch them get excited to write right away? Instead of struggling to think of ideas or facing the dreaded blank page, your students could have engaging prompts that spark creativity, build confidence, and make writing enjoyable all year long. In this post, I want to… Read More
Are you looking for engaging grammar activities for your literacy block? Grammar centers are the perfect way to reinforce important skills while keeping students on-task and having fun. Today, I want to share some Noun and Verb Centers that will help you teach grammar and bring lots of hands-on fun to your classroom! These grammar centers are hands-on and ideal… Read More
It’s really difficult to teach writing and one of the reasons is that you’ve got to cater to every student. You might have some students who can barely write a sentence, others who can write pages, and then a bunch of other students in between. Not to mention students with disabilities or students who have English as a second language…. Read More
One of the trickiest parts about teaching writing is trying to cater to every student. There will be some students who can barely write a sentence, others who can write pages, and then a whole heap of students in between. It’s stressful trying to support such a range of writing abilities. So, what’s the solution? The answer is to provide… Read More
There’s nothing more time consuming than starting from scratch every time you begin a new writing genre. You end up googling or looking on Pinterest/TPT for ‘opinion writing prompts’ or ‘narrative writing prompts’ every few weeks or months. It can really add up as a massive drain on time throughout the school year. How awesome would it be if you… Read More
How do you help students to write a country research report? If you’re feeling overwhelmed, I’m here to help! I’m going to break down what a country research report is and why you might do this task with your students. Most importantly, I’m going to show you what your students need to do in order to create the report! What… Read More
