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Activities For Teaching Story Structure
Understanding story structure isn't something that comes naturally to students. Sure, they can tell you who some of the characters in a story are, but sometimes getting them to think...
Activities For Teaching Story Structure
Understanding story structure isn't something that comes naturally to students. Sure, they can tell you who some of the characters in a story are, but sometimes getting them to think...
Character Trait Activities
Identifying character traits isn't something that comes naturally to our students. Learning to identify character traits can really help our students better understand what they are reading. By breaking down...
Character Trait Activities
Identifying character traits isn't something that comes naturally to our students. Learning to identify character traits can really help our students better understand what they are reading. By breaking down...

Character Traits Anchor Charts
Getting your students to understand and identify character traits within a story isn't always easy. In fact, sometimes it's downright challenging. Using some anchor charts is my favorite way to...
Character Traits Anchor Charts
Getting your students to understand and identify character traits within a story isn't always easy. In fact, sometimes it's downright challenging. Using some anchor charts is my favorite way to...

Author's Purpose Anchor Charts
How do we get our littlest learners to understand the concept of author's purpose when we teach reading? By involving them in the learning process of course! If you have...
Author's Purpose Anchor Charts
How do we get our littlest learners to understand the concept of author's purpose when we teach reading? By involving them in the learning process of course! If you have...

Sheila Rae, The Brave Activities
For our young students, school can be scary. It may be the first time they are away from their parents all day. For others, just the sheer size of the...
Sheila Rae, The Brave Activities
For our young students, school can be scary. It may be the first time they are away from their parents all day. For others, just the sheer size of the...

Teaching with a Bad Case of Stripes
With all the changes in education and the increasing requirements and standards, it can be easy for non-academic topics to get pushed to the back burner. One of those areas...
Teaching with a Bad Case of Stripes
With all the changes in education and the increasing requirements and standards, it can be easy for non-academic topics to get pushed to the back burner. One of those areas...