Secret Sauce:
Success Strategies Freebie
If you’re interested in building positive relationships with your students and their parents, check out this awesome lesson!
Writing with Text Evidence
Text evidence writing is near and dear to my heart. It gives me a chance to tell my students not to dump and run. “No evidence
Tips for Teaching Students How to Read Closely
Lately, I have been fielding questions about the “close read” from a group of new teachers. They all had different ideas about implementing the close read, and no one really
Close Read Freebie
What Highlight Through Yonder Window Breaks It wasn’t long ago that I was deeply in love…with highlighters. The brighter the colors, the more I loved them. I collected big, chunky,
Quasimodo’s Sister
I’m writing this post under duress. There is a virtual ruler suspended over my hands, ready to pin my fingers to the keyboard if
Unorthodox Test Strategies
Me on test day: Please sit down, take out your pencils, smack yourself in the head, and begin the test. No. I don’t enjoy inflicting pain. And although I
Teach Tone with One Sentence
Picture this scenario: Typical middle schooler. At home after school. Cut to the harried mother, who has not only been to work and back, but has also picked