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This engaging February writing activity filled with creative writing prompts for February and Valentine's Day activities. Your upper elementary & middle students will love the roll a story winter writing activities. February Writing Activities, February Classroom Activities, Winter Writing Activities, Narrative Writing Activities, Roll And Write, February Writing, Roll A Story, Story Creative, February Classroom
February Writing Activities for Winter Narrative Writing and Valentine's Day Activities
Give your March writing activities a boost with engaging March writing journals for 4th, 5th, & 6th grades & middle school. The spring writing prompts & journals are designed to reduce writing anxiety and increase creativity. March Writing Activities, Spring Writing Activities, Teaching Informational Writing, Punctuation Practice, March Writing Prompts, Spring Writing Activity, Fifth Grade Ela, March Writing, Parts Of Speech Activities
March & Spring Writing Prompts and Writing Journals
Give your March writing activities a boost with engaging March writing journals for 4th, 5th, & 6th grades & middle school. The March writing prompts & journals are designed to reduce writing anxiety and increase creativity. Includes writing prompts in listed format or card format, 36 spring writing prompts, 5 fun writing pages, & 2 cover options. Perfect for upper elementary, middle school, & homeschool, the March, spring, & St. Patrick’s Day writing activity will help keep students motivated & inspired all month long.
Literature circles mini lessons are important to running successful literature circles in your classroom. Read this informative blog post from It's a Teacher Thing to help you target the mini lessons you'll want to teach your students. Whether you're runing literature circles in 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, or middle school, knowing what to teach ahead of time will help increase student learning and reduce teacher stress. Use these ideas right away and see engagement soar! Ela Activities Middle School, Literature Circle Roles, 7th Grade Classroom, Annotation Ideas, Close Reading Activities, Reading Comprehension Practice, Improve Reading Comprehension, Middle School Language Arts
Literature Circles Mini-Lessons: What Should You Teach Your Students? - It's a Teacher Thing
Literature circles mini lessons are important to running successful literature circles in your classroom. Read this informative blog post from It's a Teacher Thing to help you target the mini lessons you'll want to teach your students. Whether you're runing literature circles in 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, or middle school, knowing what to teach ahead of time will help increase student learning and reduce teacher stress. Use these ideas right away and see engagement soar!
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6 Problems Teachers Deal With During Literature Circles and How to Solve Them
Literature circles are a great addtion to any classroom reading program, but they do have their own set of problems. Check out this blog post by It's a Teacher Thing to learn about 6 common problems that arise during literature circles and solutions to solve each issue. Whether you teach 4th grade reading, 5th grade reading, 6th grade reading or middle school, you'll find valuable information to help you make literature circles engaging and successful for both teachers and students. Click below.
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How to Solve 6 Common Problems Teachers Deal With During Literature Circles
Literature circles are a great addtion to any classroom reading program, but they do have their own set of problems. Check out this blog post by It's a Teacher Thing to learn about 6 common problems that arise during literature circles and solutions to solve each issue. Whether you teach 4th grade reading, 5th grade reading, 6th grade reading or middle school, you'll find valuable information to help you make literature circles engaging and successful for both teachers and students. Click below.
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Essential Literature Circle Resources to Have in a Student Resource Center - It's a Teacher Thing
Literature circles are a great addition to any classroom reading program. Read this blog post by It's a Teacher Thing to learn about one of the most important components of running successful literature circles. Whether you are organinzing literature circles for 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, or middle school, you'll want literature circle resources easily accessible to students. Reduce frustration and increase time on task by supplying essential resources to help increase student engagement.
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Literature Circles Activities for Book Clubs in the Classroom
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5 Must-Do Steps for Starting Literature Circles in the Classroom
If you're thinking about starting literature circles in your classroom, check out this blog post that focuses on invaluable tips for helping you get started. Whether you're thinking of literature circles in middle school, literature circles in 5th grade or 4th grade, you'll be glad you read this post. Literature circles are a great addition to a classroom reading program, and they're filled with engaging, rigorous reading response activities. Learn what works and what to avoid before you start.
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Fun Ways to Build Relationships in the Classroom
Check out these easy ideas for building solid relationships with students. Discover ways to target having more fun in the classroom while limiting the chaos.
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4 Effective Ways to Reading Logs for Learning - It's a Teacher Thing
Reading response logs get a bad rap these days, but there are numerous ways to use them as an integral part of your classroom without the tedious recording of minutes read and page numbers. Learn how I've set up my reading response log to change every week, to address social studies (and even science), and to be engaging and easily modified so all students can be successful. Reading logs can be a powerful tool in your classroom. With a few changes, you can bring new life to your reading log.
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Close Reading Activities Freebies
Want to make close reading a regular part of your classroom? Check out these free close reading resources from It's a Teacher Thing. Includes close reading anchor charts, annotation marks, lessons, strategies, reading response organizers, and close reading questions to help you easily add more close reading work to any classroom. Increase student success by focusing on this valuable reading skill. Find out more!
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Literature Circles Activities for Book Clubs in the Classroom
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Selecting Books for Literature Circles in the Classroom - It's a Teacher Thing
Selecting books for literature circles is one of the first steps to starting an engaging literature circles unit. Learn 5 key tips for picking books that are sure to be a success for you and your students. Read the blog post and get started today! Click the link to learn more.
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3 Great Reasons to Start Close Reading in Your Classroom & Ideas to Add to Your Lessons
This blog post is filled with easy and engaging ideas to help you introduce close reading skills, dig deeper with close reading activities, teaching levels of questioning, and much more. Whether your students are close reading a short story, a section of a novel, or a reading passage, using close reading skills increases reading comprehension so students can access the text. Learn more about why you should consider teaching close reading in your upper elementary and middle school classrooms.
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Literature Circles - How to Assess Student Learning
There are many ways to assess student learning during literature circles. Learn 6 of the most effective methods of literature circles assessment and what each looks like. With this important knowledge, you and your students can dive into literature circles today!
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