Nonfiction Summaries
I'm popping in to share an activity I did to get kids thinking about summarizing nonfiction texts. I got this idea from the fantastic Kristine Nannini at Young Teacher Love. …
Making Sense of Multiplying & Dividing Fractions Word Problems
If you teach the upper grades, you likely know how maddening it is to try to teach your students the difference between a multiplication word problem and a division word …
How to Increase Critical Thinking and Creativity in your “Spare Time”
We all know that our students need time to cultivate their minds for critical and creative thinking, but knowing how to increase critical thinking can be tricky. I struggle to …
Informational Text Structures
I have spent the past week working on Informational Text Structures with my 5th graders. I was shocked to discover that this was almost an entirely new concept for them, …
Fraction Operation Review Project!
I have a list a mile long of projects and activities to blog about, but I'm having such a hard time finding…time! The first one I want to share is …
Informational Text Newspaper or Magazine “Book” Report
Before break, my students turned in their latest independent book report. This was a different kind of book report, though. They have done plenty of non-fiction book reports, so I …
