Simple yet engaging ways to make your upper elementary lessons meaningful and fun!
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Many blessings to you, Reader! I am exactly 0% Irish, but I love the tradition of celebrating family and friends with an Irish toast... ...and in honor of celebrating friends near and far, today I'm sharing a few lucky deals just for you. Click here to see what's on sale, or read more below! In honor of today's date, you can grab my St. Patrick's Activity Bundle for 50% off:
This is a gift that keeps on giving, Reader, because I'll be tossing every future St. Paddy's item I create into this bundle, so you'll get those items for FREE if you purchase today. Set yourself up for future March success! ...and, just for the heck of it, here's two dollar deals that are perfect for independent work as we start to wrap up the year: Until next time, Marianna
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Simple yet engaging ways to make your upper elementary lessons meaningful and fun!
Today's the day, Reader! You can catch my presentation, Scaffolding and Support for Narrative Writing Success, at Cheerful ELA Education! (don't forget to hit up my speaker page to grab a fun related freebie!) Didn't get your ticket yet? No worries! Just click below to get FREE access to all 15 conference sessions. I WANT A FREE TICKET TO CHEERFUL ELA I can't wait to hear all about what you learn! Talk soon! Marianna TLDR: Get your free Cheerful ELA Conference Ticket here. Free Resources...
Reader: Test-taking is part of teaching upper elementary. There's no getting around it. However, there are different ways to approach those big EOY tests. You know, the ones that tell you everything you need to know about how well you taught and everything your students have learned. /sarcasmfont Maybe it's just me, Reader, but in the long run I don't give two figs about if students can fill in A, B, C, or D correctly. What I DO want is for students to read a text selection and apply skills...
I know how it is, Reader. Students push back when we ask them to write a sentence, let alone an entire narrative essay. To be honest, things weren't that much different when I started teaching upper elementary grades around 15 years ago. Teaching writing has always been a tough sell. The instant-gratification-attention-span-of-a-gnat society we currently live in certainly doesn't make the task any easier. Teaching narrative writing can be particularly frustrating in this day and age. Why?...