If you know anything about me, you know that I LOVE me some task cards! 💛 They are such an easy and engaging way to give students skill-specific practice that is NOT just another worksheet. Task cards can be used in so many ways, so I wanted to share with you some ideas about ALL the many … [Read more...] about 12 Ways to Use Math Task Cards in the Classroom
Morning Work that Works! (Free Download)
Have you ever felt like your morning classroom routines are not, in fact, routines? I have. They were more like my class and I hopping on the struggle bus and headed to Chaos City. 🚌 🏙 After finally determining that enough is enough, I created a morning work that would consistently focus on … [Read more...] about Morning Work that Works! (Free Download)
ELA Weekly Assessments (Free Download)
How can I assess the skills from the ELA Morning Work? ✏️ A lot of teachers use the ELA Morning Work as a consistent review of critical content. (You can read more about that here.) Teachers that have been using the ELA Morning Work had one simple request. They wanted a weekly assessment that … [Read more...] about ELA Weekly Assessments (Free Download)
Getting Started with Writing Centers
One of the biggest issues I hear teachers struggling with is meeting all of their students' needs with such a wide range of ability levels. I hear you! You probably already know that conferring and working in small groups is the most organic and effective way to differentiate your instruction AND … [Read more...] about Getting Started with Writing Centers
Opinion and Informational Text Sets: Reading and Writing from One Text Set (+ a Freebie)
This past year I have been wrapping up a project that has been quite the labor of love: Monthly Text Sets. The monthly text sets solve a list of problems I consistently ran into when teaching 4th Grade ELA. But first, what are the monthly text sets? The monthly text sets are a set of nonfiction … [Read more...] about Opinion and Informational Text Sets: Reading and Writing from One Text Set (+ a Freebie)
MLK Day Opinion Writing
Hey there! If you haven't had the chance to try out the monthly text sets in your classroom, then now is the time. If you teach grades 3-5 and follow the Common Core Standards (or your state's version of that), then your students are probably expected to write in response to text on a regular basis. … [Read more...] about MLK Day Opinion Writing
