Read why you should incorporate mini-lessons into your elementary writing curriculum. Use whole-group & mentor texts with mini-lessons for
Learn the power of standards checklists in ELA planning. Streamline instruction, track student progress, and ensure alignment with standards.
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ELA Resources - Common Core Standards at Internet 4 Classrooms - Fun Activities, Learning Games and Educational Resources for PreK - 12th Grade (including SAT
Welcome to my blog! I wanted to return with an update on how our standards-based portfolios are going. If you missed my initial post about this, you can check it out here. First some facts about me: I teach 3rd grade in Virginia and my county is relatively new to standards based grading. I am
I think a lot of people are spending their time this summer trying to get ready for the Common Core. I know that every state has their own implementation plan so everyone is at different levels of comfort and understanding. Here in Indiana, kindergarten implemented the CCSS last year and 1st grade will implement them […]
A Collection of Common Core Crosswalks from across the country.
Place value is one of the foundations of math, so it makes sense that when our students don’t understand it at a conceptual level, they struggle when learning new concepts (e.g. multiplying and dividing by powers of ten). Teachers are pressured to move kids through a curriculum when they know what their students need is solid […]
Meet your students' varying needs with motivating student through choice by using choice boards in the classroom to differentiate during novel units, homework assignments, author studies, and other units of study.
The past, present and future of the standards.
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Learn more about Common Core ELA Standard Deconstruction in order to fully understand! With these tips and tricks, get to know your content!
7 Anchor Charts that align with ELA Common Core Standards, from teacher blogs highlighting visual learning
Getting your students to practice multiplication facts can be a challenge. I have compiled 10 ways to practice multiplication facts, that my students have
An English educator's blog about teaching, classroom organization, and Common Core resources.
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1st GRADE COMMON CORE STANDARDS Make your life easier with this documenting packet. The packet includes: *Language Arts Teacher checklist *Language Arts C.C. standards labels *Reading book labels *Writing book labels *Math teacher checklist *Math book labels *Math C.C. Standards labels *Parent n...
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I made these posters in hopes of helping my little friends understand that, more often than not, there are clues within the sentence or paragraph to help them figure out what a word means or help them understand what they are reading. I hope this will be helpful for my little friends, and for yours ...
