Country studies are so much fun and give students the opportunity to explore a new culture and way of life. They can also cover a range of subjects across the curriculum and are brilliant for thematic learning. Here are nine ideas for teaching a country study all about France! France ... Read More about All About France – Country Study Ideas
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Classroom Multiplication Games
Classroom multiplication games are a great way to reinforce times table facts. Any way that you can find to reinforce multiplication facts in a fun way is ideal for helping your students learn their times tables. Here are four of my favorite classroom multiplication games. Around the World One ... Read More about Classroom Multiplication Games
Charlotte’s Web Novel Study Activities
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White is a wonderful book for your elementary classroom novel study teaching unit. There are so many fantastic Charlotte's Web activities you can include in your lesson plans, which will really help your students analyze the story elements and make learning fun! It is the ... Read More about Charlotte’s Web Novel Study Activities
Math Story Books
Math story books are a wonderful way to introduce tricky concepts in lessons. Students find them engaging and they really help to bring concepts to life and put them into context. Here are three of my favorite math story book I like to use in the classroom. How Big is a Million? by Anna ... Read More about Math Story Books
Close Reading Strategies
In this blog post I’m going to discuss how I teach close reading strategies in the classroom with a focus on non-fiction. Close reading means to read a text more than once in order to develop a greater understanding of the text. When teaching close reading strategies, I work with small groups of no ... Read More about Close Reading Strategies