How to Use Mentor Texts in Writing
Simply put, mentor texts are texts that serve as mentors,…
Reading Strategy: Find the Main Idea
Importance The main idea is the central, or most important,…
Blended Learning in Elementary: Station Rotation
Blended learning, not hybrid learning, is a delicate mix of…
Generic Asynchronous Sites for Elementary
We are actually face-to-face! It is really exciting that, after…
Prepping for Workshop Model: Classroom Design
For me, the weeks leading up to an in-service week…
Writers’ Workshop: Show Don’t Tell
Every elementary Writers’ Workshop teacher has a go-to “Show, Don’t…
Revising Lesson Planning with Backward Design
When I first read Understanding By Design, I wasn’t completely…