Remember to not just include different subject areas in your selection of texts read in the classroom, but also the many avenues each area can wander. For example, try adding “engineering” to the article search box of non-fiction texts to discover. Here are a few more. -radio technology -wireless technology -biomedical devices -3-D printing forContinue reading “STEM in the ELA Classroom”
Category Archives: Elementary ELA
Reading log add-on
Students often keep reading log’s in the classroom and/or at home. Have students add one question and give them the question stem to use. For example, have students make a question about the character traits and give sample questions with homework to create their own. The main character in the book is _________. ___Character Name____Continue reading “Reading log add-on”
Varying ways of how students read
Remember to vary the ways students read. Varying different ways for students to read accomplish several objectives, as well as build self-confidence in fluency, vocabulary, and speaking aloud. Differentiated instruction can be made into routines to show students we all learn differently.
Roles in Small reading Groups and Literature Circles are numorous
Choose the ones that fit for your classroom. Great for online teaching as well. It gives students a job to do as classwork that can rotate and take away monotony. Hands-on ELA at it’s best. New ideas for roles. Some great suggestions for struggling students.
Begin with the End in Mind examples
Questioning Stems add on help
Begin with the end in mind. Remember when you are asking higher-order thinking questions regularly in classroom practice and small group reading analysis, be sure to ask questions on your midway, chapter, and end-of-unit test. For example, if the assessment asks the student to infer the author’s purpose in a phrase or word choice, beContinue reading “Questioning Stems add on help”
Literature Circles Choices
Reminder to give students a plethora of choices when choosing the books they will read in reading circles. Treating it like a book club provides excitement and motivation. Diversity in the choices creates a well-rounded year-long year-at-a-glance for students and teachers. The students often can’t narrow it down to one book. This gives them theContinue reading “Literature Circles Choices”
Music and ELA can be taught together
Music teachers can teach poetry in the classroom as easily as an ELA teacher. For example, “America the Beautiful” or “The Star Spangled Banner” were poems before set to music. Take a moment to have students locate rhyme or figurative language before setting the words to the beat. Let your ELA teacher know so theyContinue reading “Music and ELA can be taught together”
How do I raise the level of my questioning while teaching online, facilitate, and get grades?
Try having a group analyze a text with this checklist for them to check off as they discuss. It allows students to be in charge of their learning and teachers to facilitate the level of their discussion without reinventing the wheel each and every time they complete a close reading analysis about a text. LiteracyContinue reading “How do I raise the level of my questioning while teaching online, facilitate, and get grades?”
Classic Poetry for elementary grades.
Let’s go from the top. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Coleridge. Does that scare you? Nah! Let me show you a section you can pull and teach to upper elementary they will love, be engaged, and be motivated to learn. Lines 71-119 focus on the section of the poem where the mariner shootsContinue reading “Classic Poetry for elementary grades.”
ELA On The Move 