by Kristin | Aug 29, 2022 | Poetry, Reading Comprehension, Short Stories, Teaching the Standards, Writing
In my years of teaching, I have found that the best way to get students learning AND retaining concepts and skills is by using thematic units. By integrating reading and writing together by focusing on a major topic and/or using a specific theme, you can incorporate...
by Kristin | Aug 15, 2022 | Reading Comprehension, Rhetorical Analysis, Teaching the Standards, Writing
In elementary school, the question of the author’s purpose tends to tie into pie. Not a delicious pie to eat but rather P.I.E., an acronym of the three purposes for any given text: Persuade, Inform, Entertain. However, we know as readers and teachers that things are...
by Kristin | Jul 2, 2022 | Back To School, Writing
Do you know this saying: “A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step?” Well, the first days back to school are that first single step, and a thousand miles… the rest of the year! So why not get started on the right foot with activities about goal...
by Kristin | Jun 20, 2022 | Rhetorical Analysis, Teaching the Standards, Writing
Satire can be a challenge for students and teachers, but it’s a worthy challenge! I love seeing the lightbulb go on when students “get” satire. It might be as they analyze political cartoons, read an article from The Babylon Bee, or study Jonathan Swift’s...
by Kristin | May 21, 2022 | End of Year, Writing
7 Fun Activities for the Last Days of School- I think most of us by the end of the school year are just done….simply done. Students are “theoretically” finished with testing, so they are itching to leave for summer break. Teachers look exhausted and...
by Kristin | Mar 2, 2022 | Rhetorical Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Teaching the Standards, Writing
Sojourner Truth’s speech “Aint I a Woman” epitomizes the fight for equal rights for all, no matter the race or gender of a person! Isabella Baumfree, the original name of Sojourner Truth, was born into slavery but escaped in 1827. She became a voice...