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Summer Reading Decided
Today I decided that my rising 6th graders will choose from 4 books. Since my last post, I was having trouble deciding so I decided why not have them choose from a list. I decided on the following boo… more →
English Teacher Party: A Look into the Real Life of an English Teacher
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Borders Book Giveaway and Cool Events!
jamiechampagneois wrote 2 months ago: Borders(R) and Waldenbooks(R) Stores Nationwide to Celebrate the Release of ‘Diary of a Wimpy … more →
Where the Wild Things Are
jamiechampagneois wrote 2 months ago: I am SUPER excited about this new movie – Where the Wild Things Are. This is a classic childre … more →
Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, and those Elusive Long Vowel Sounds
fromthefrontoftheclassroom wrote 3 months ago: I tried something with my 8th grade language acquisition group today, and it was extremely productiv … more →
Eighth Graders Really Are Still Children
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fromthefrontoftheclassroom wrote 8 months ago: Two cases in point. My advanced class just finished reading Hamlet this week. We did a sort of reade … more →
The Day Before The Assessment
fromthefrontoftheclassroom wrote 8 months ago: Well, whatever didn’t get covered or isn’t comprehended at this point isn’t going … more →
After school activities for the overweight
infochick1 wrote 1 year ago: Research and studies show that our children are growing fater by theday. Many families all over Amer … more →
Summer Reading Decided
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hey2blondie wrote 1 year ago: Today I decided that my rising 6th graders will choose from 4 books. Since my last post, I was havin … more →
Summer Reading
hey2blondie wrote 1 year ago: Each year my school requires summer reading. Last year my sixth grade students read Crispin: The Cro … more →
Lily's Crossing
hey2blondie wrote 1 year ago: I can’t wait until after spring break because my students and I are going to read together the … more →
Literature Circle Evaluations
hey2blondie wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday, I gave my students a 6 question evaluation on lit circles. I wanted to see what they like … more →
Book Jacket Project
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hey2blondie wrote 1 year ago: At the end of literature circles my students created a book jacket for their book. Each group create … more →
Literature Circle Calendars
hey2blondie wrote 1 year ago: Calendars make literature circles run more smoothly. I created a calendar using publisher and printe … more →
It's Getting Closer
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hey2blondie wrote 1 year ago: What is getting closer? Well, literature circles! Yesterday my students chose 4 books that they woul … more →
Easy Reader Biographies
legacyforliteracy wrote 2 years ago: Take an historical journey into the lives of ten fascinating people with set of easy-to-read biograp … more →
Thoughtful Responses
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hey2blondie wrote 2 years ago: Today I graded some of the 6th graders’ response logs and I was impressed on how well they res … more →
Reading Response Logs
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hey2blondie wrote 2 years ago: This week I will be introducing Reading Response Logs to my sixth grade students. I got the idea and … more →
Heart Poems for the ESOL or ABE Classroom
legacyforliteracy wrote 2 years ago: Idea for the Classroom The following poems speak from the heart but avoid sentimentality. Find the f … more →
Writing Well: Write, Revise, Succeed
legacyforliteracy wrote 2 years ago: Reading Levels 5 – 7 A terrific GED instructional resource! This book is designed to engage, motivat … more →
How to Teach Students to Read and Spell Sight Words
legacyforliteracy wrote 2 years ago: A learner may not have the ability to sound out certain words that occur in reading. These words can … more →
