I am so excited to share with you “A Look Inside” Comprehension kits today. These resources have transformed my teaching of reading. It has allowed me to effectively teach reading consistently across my whole group and small group lessons. With the flexibility of the materials and options for differentiating, I
Are you looking for a fun, engaging way to teach your students to compare and contrast? This can be one of the most difficult, yet powerful topics to discuss in any classroom. Understanding how items are similar and different is essential for student success. Fortunately, there are plenty of creative
Take your teaching frombasic to bold! Start infusing fun into learning.Get games delivered to your inbox! The disengaged classroom is an ineffective one. Create learning experiences that are engaging! effective! enjoyable! Leave your students begging for more! Learn new strategies Add fresh fun Teach with Quality Resources Hi, I’m Molly!
Facts and Opinions I love having activities and books for teaching fact and opinions prepared and ready to teach! In this post, I’m sharing with you how I teach facts and opinions using mini-lessons and mentor texts. Out of all of the comprehension skills, I have found that teaching facts
Do you ever find it hard to engage your students when talking about author’s purpose? It’s a key concept that teachers need to instill in their students, but it can be boring or even confusing for some. That doesn’t have to be the case – there are many ways to
February is a breath of fresh air. Arctic air here in Pennsylvania but fresh air nonetheless. #Januaryistheworst There is A LOT to fit into this super short month. Here’s a list of themes and skills we focus on this month in 2nd grade. I am sharing 10 ideas for the
The first comprehension skill for the school year I teach is how to identify story elements. I love using Mentor Texts to support my shared reading lessons. I pick this skill for a few reasons; but, primarily because in order to effectively retell or summarize a fiction story, students need
Here’s a common scenario: You have a class full of many fluent readers. Their accuracy is strong. But, they struggle with comprehension. Whether it’s oral retelling or a written response, we need to engage students with using comprehension strategies in a variety of ways so they can apply skills which help
Here’s a common scenario: You have a class full of many fluent readers. Their accuracy is strong. But, they struggle with comprehension. Whether it’s an oral retelling or a written response, we need to engage students by using comprehension strategies, such as sequencing events, in a variety of ways so
I am excited to dive deeper into reading skills and share some ideas to apply to whole group and small group lessons. In this part of my blog series about comprehension, we will take a look at teaching character traits with options for differentiating instruction and helpful resources! Introducing Character
Transform students’ yawns into “YES!” with these interactive games to use with any skill or subject. Or, create your own with the editable cards!
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