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Using Mentor Texts for Personal Narratives

For most of my 27 years of teaching, I have taught personal narratives in some way, shape or form. In doing so, I have encountered

Preparing for Individual Writing Conferences with Students

I love having writing conferences with my students. It is one of the best ways to learn about their strengths and goals in writing as

Independent Reading Conferring with Students – Part 3

I’m back for more on reading conferences. In my first post of this series, I share some ways to plan and organize for reading conferences

Independent Reading Conferring with Students – Part 2

Last week, I shared some of the ways I prepare for reading conferences. You can check that post out by clicking here. This week, I’d

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,

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