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Independent Reading Conferring with Students – Part 1

Conferring with students about their reading is one of my favorite parts of the day. Over the years, my reading conferences have definitely evolved, but

Using Flipgrid for Partner Reading Response Activities

Sometimes, it’s easy to get in a bit of a rut with student responses to reading. I do see lots of value in Post-it notes

Increasing Student Engagement by Using Randomizers

I always love it when I can find a way to add a little more fun into my classroom. I like it even better if

Teaching Students to Compose Strong Narrative Leads

We recently finished our writing unit on personal narratives. As with all of my units, I like to take a little time to reflect on

Three Great Picture Books for the Beginning of the School Year

The start of a new school year is just around the corner. As I started looking through my plans for the first couple of weeks,

Math Conferences when Students are Stuck

It seems like feelings toward challenging math problems tend to lean toward extremes. Students either really enjoy them or they really don’t. Many of my