Reading for school is the WOOOORRRSSSTTTTT. Alice Oseman is the 20-year old author of Solitaire and she understands that sometimes...
Our eyes can really tell a lot about us.
Cultivate lifelong reading skills.
It’s hard to wade through the internet searching for the most hilarious book memes, so we’ve compiled a complete list of all of our favorites right here!
These Aquarius quotes so perfectly get what it's like to be an Aquarius.
Free inspirational posters and motivational quotes for teachers. Colorful posters for teachers with motivating quotes.
“Why would you read the book when you can just watch the movie instead?”
K-1 POETRY UNIT I love teaching poetry to kindergarten and first grade students! Even though I have this labeled as Unit 8 in my Writing Series , I actually teach poetry throughout the entire year. We follow the same routine and students look forward to our poetry week every month.
My mother loved to teach. She taught sixth grade reading for many years, but she was my teacher for as long as she lived. She taught me many things but her best lessons were the ones she lived every single day. I suspect that my children would say the same thing about me. We can...
10+ Good Advice Tweets And Memes To Keep You Moving - The internet has generated a huge amount of laughs from cats and FAILS. And we all out of cats.
Maybe we don't heal by convincing ourselves that someday, the pain will fade; that we'll return to our former selves and reclaim the life
C.H. Spurgeon was an unrivaled pastor-theologian and a Calvinist, but there was much more to this man and his ministry than a single doctrinal system.
A pencil sketch that was created last fall as a joke between an autistic child from Newfoundland and his mother over her kicking his toy penguin has turned into a big hit on the web.
You can use these kinesthetic activities right away! Incorporate hands-on learning into your child’s lessons and improve long-term learning.
This is a guest post from Lady Vowell Smith. Lady is a writer, editor, and former English teacher who blogs about books—mostly classic ones—at The Snail
In first grade reading comprehension is something new, challenging, and difficult to teach because even though they’re all 6 or 7 they’re developmentally so different. Head over to my blog to get this comprehension page. Depending on what grade you teach it’d be great for: homework individual assessment small groups partners intervention challenging gifted students ... Read More about Reading Comprehension
This is a fun game to play with a pair of dice. Read a story and help recall the various features of the story with this creative activity.
Understanding characters can be tricky! Learn my favorite strategies for helping students master character traits and changes.
Seven Sentences I Wish I'd Read Sooner: • Stop expecting honesty from people who lie to themselves. - Steven Bartlett Quotes, Life Quotes, Life Lessons Quotes.
This reading response worksheet is ideal for practicing story elements, reading strategies, comprehension, text connection, author study, vocabulary work and so much more!
Cultivate lifelong reading skills.
You spend hours marking and commenting on student work, and then they don't even read your feedback. The solution is all in how you time it.
The creativity and generosity of the online teaching community never ceases to amaze me. I have spent a couple of weeks collating resources for my department from my Twitter back catalogue, an…
There are so many engaging resources and activities that can be used to help 2nd grade students master verbs!
These hilarious and rib-tickling introvert memes will leave you in splits, speak your mind for you, and make you go, 'So relatable'!
Learning to read and spell silent letter words can be tricky for kids. Learn teaching tips and tricks that make this concept easy and fun!
The latest books and reading gadgets to make reading a fun, pleasant, and meaningful experience for casual and serious readers
Cultivate lifelong reading skills.
America had Al Capone. Sydney had Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine - who *hated* each other.
Ah, those classic children's books. You remember. The timeless bedtime stories you loved to hear as you snuggled so tightly in your mom's or dad's arms?
Anchor chart inspiration for elementary teachers. Use my Not-So-Pinteresty Anchor Charts for Reading, Math, Grammar, and Writing.
My article Depression and Your Messy House is the most read article on this blog in the past year. If you’ve ever found yourself caught in the vicious cycle of perfectionism and depression, you are not alone.
Whether we're talking about politics or the animal kingdom, learning something new can require a fair amount of time and effort. Luckily, we don't always have to read lengthy scientific papers. Some people do it for us. And not only that — they narrow down everything to a few bullet points and illustrate them to help our minds remember.
Are you trying to help your child learn to read? Use these five simple tips to point them in the right direction!
I love reading books, but man, if I ever had to write one, I think my editor would have a fit. I'm notoriously bad with grammar, as many may be able to tell by reading my posts. Verbally, it's even worse, such as the time I asked my brother, "Is these my bees?" Yeah, long story *shudder*. He still won't let me live it down. BUT. That all being said, I still love grammar jokes. Go figure. So enjoy this little break on your Friday to enjoy some funnies. Mmm, I'm gonna go make myself a taco for lunch... (I hope you're now picturing me as a taco! Happy weekend to you!)
Children will practice using context clues as they identify the correct homophone in this grammar and spelling worksheet.
When her husband was unjustly executed, this French noblewoman-turned-pirate became the terror of France.
