
Getting Ready for Word Work
For the last few weeks, I have been doing whole-class word work lessons to try to give some foundations to
For the last few weeks, I have been doing whole-class word work lessons to try to give some foundations to
As I worked with my class today on “inventing characters”, I stopped to look back at some of my anchor
Those of you who have been following me for some time may recognize this project from last year. I saw
An adage is a form of figurative language that consists of a short phrase or proverb that teaches a life
It’s time again for “Loved That Lesson”…and today I thought I’d share a simple lesson I did last week that
OK…unless my students are unusual, fourth graders don’t always love to revise. For some students, getting ideas down on paper
Teaching writing is hard. REALLY hard. There are so many components to teaching it–from dealing with students who have fine
It’s time for another monthly “Bright Ideas” link up and I thought I’d kick off the summer series with something
For those of you who have followed me for a while, you know that helping students develop a passion and
One thing I know to be true about fourth graders and intermediate students is that there is no ONE thing