Character Traits & Questioning When it comes to writing, it’s so important for students to learn about character traits and questioning. Now, this isn’t always an easy concept to teach. Character traits are the valued parts of a person’s behavior. Questioning in reading and writing is when a student is able to ask questions to help them to understand and identify what they are … [Read more...]
Christmas Activities for the Classroom
It is the most wonderful time of the year, but at the same time the most hectic too! I have a few resources and tricks up my sleeve to share with you for the best Christmas activities for your classroom. These Christmas activities will help keep your classroom running smoother, your students engaged and learning, but enjoying holiday activities at the same time. Christmas Literacy … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Stress Free Holidays in the Classroom
I have tips to help you have a stress free holiday season in your classroom. With the holiday season near there will be plenty of excitement and Christmas activities to go around. But do you ever find yourself completely worn out from all the activities at school that by the time you get home you can't enjoy your own family holiday activities? I have some tips for … [Read more...]
Formative Assessments in the Classroom
Are you using formative assessments in your classroom? We all use summative assessments in our class in some form or another. Summative assessment is used after a unit or time of period to assess how much learning has taken place. We use summative assessments after a chapter or topic has been taught. We use them on our … [Read more...]