Prep for An Entire Trimester of Word Work in 30 Minutes or Less
When Words Their Way is first introduced to you, it can feel a bit overwhelming. Wrapping your head around how to best organize and prep
When Words Their Way is first introduced to you, it can feel a bit overwhelming. Wrapping your head around how to best organize and prep
As the school year winds down, some of the most absolutely memorable days of the year are upon us. In most cases, that final week
When I first implemented Words Their Way activities, I found it completely overwhelming. At the time, our school was using Houghton Mifflin for reading instruction,
Establishing consistent accountability when using the workshop approach to teaching and learning may seem daunting at first. After all, your students are producing, and consuming
This month’s Books Teachers Love giveaway features the book I’m about to share with you. For those of you who have been following this blog
Read and Respond Journals are the glue that holds our Reader’s Workshop together. I like to think of our journals as a map of each
“Time for reading is time well spent.” – Donalyn Miller, The Book Whisperer. In Miller’s class, students spend half of their reading block engaging in choice
Before we get into the nitty-gritty details of the Reader’s Workshop model I love so dearly…a bit of background. My classroom is a place where
One of the most difficult challenges in my first years of teaching was making the most of my Reader’s Workshop block. Finding a balance between
Last year, I decided to do a technology makeover on my daily Reader’s Workshop. My favorite part of this makeover was a wonderful app/website called Lino.
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