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”
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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.”
Quotes for paired texts that include characters that have underrepresented honors
Quote: “It is better to deserve honours and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.” -Mark Twain Use Twain’s quote to help introduce the character that will do things for the good of people and not for personal gain or recognition. Paired Texts that work well with the quote examples: Themes:Continue reading “Quotes for paired texts that include characters that have underrepresented honors”
Yep! Ask them what they read.
“If we encountered a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he read.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Yep! Be sure to ask a person you are impressed with what their last read was. First impressions can be reinforced by such as the answer!!!
End of year ideas
As the year comes to an end, poetry is something students all need a little more practice in for the next year to come. Pick out a few classics that are more on the fun side for students. Needs some ideas? Here you go. “The Weary Blues” by Langston Hughes (Hughes poems can be putContinue reading “End of year ideas”
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou is a great Paired-Text poem to add to a Dystopia unit or Bravery related unit
Why does the caged bird sing? Whether paired with Dystopia or Bravery of any type of oppression-related text, the poem lends itself to the idea–What cages do you live in? Paired with a text like “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut is a perfect pairing. Open the unit with this poem. Ask the question, “What cageContinue reading “"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou is a great Paired-Text poem to add to a Dystopia unit or Bravery related unit”
Teaching Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is an easy skill to teach but taking it to the level needed for standards-based teaching is something that needs to be checked periodically. Just simply looking for the clues doesn’t make the deeper understanding of the character’s motives or actions comprehended. When asking students question stems, take the question higher than, “What doesContinue reading “Teaching Foreshadowing”
When in doubt…read. Reading is the number one “schooling” if you need to know where to start.
Whether homeschooling or distance learning or learning to assign digital content…if you stick with reading material then you have not just a good start but also and great foundation. With the exception of extensive mathematics, all subjects can be taught. Websites like newsela.com and commonlit.com help any teacher assign articles and stories related to theirContinue reading “When in doubt…read. Reading is the number one “schooling” if you need to know where to start.”
Mythology Unit for 5th Grade and Up
Mythology for Upper Elementary to Middle School Unit 1. Prometheus 2. The Judgement of King Midas 3. Echo and Narcissus 4. Pyramus and Thisbe 5. Orpheus and Eurydice Endymion poem 7. Picture of Dorian Gray excerpt by Oscar Wilde 8.Frankenstein excerpt by Mary Shelley 9. Romeo and Juliet excerpt by William Shakespeare 10. Icarus and DaedalusContinue reading “Mythology Unit for 5th Grade and Up”
Movie Clips that go with the novel you are teaching reaching themes and objectives-upper elementary
High Interest Novels for the Elementary Classroom with movie clips to introduce them therefore motivating the students form the “getgo”. Here is book title, possible themes, and movie clips that introduce the beginning or the book, themes, objectives especially when comparing a book event similar to that of another. Also, it often helps struggling readersContinue reading “Movie Clips that go with the novel you are teaching reaching themes and objectives-upper elementary”
ELA On The Move 