Educational Resources for Teachers and Homeschool Families
If you are teaching 3rd-6th grades, want to teach good chapter books with wholesome messages, these literature units are for YOU! With over 400+ pages in the BUNDLE, you can easily plan to cover an entire year. Why read "Little House" books? Educational Value: The series covers a wide range of topics, including history, science, home… Continue reading Why and How to Add “Little House on the Prairie” Books to your Homeschool lesson plans
I want to discuss reading. Specifically, moving beyond merely reading words on the pages of a book. When our children are young and we read to them, reading time is special and children begin to show their love of books. They'll bring books to us saying, "Read to me!". At such an early age, they… Continue reading 12 Interactive Book Units for Young Readers
In today's blog post, I want to share High School Language Arts Skills and Concepts! Here they are... Use agreed-upon rules for formal and informal in small groups.Pose questions, listen to the ideas of others, and contribute their own information or ideas in group discussions and interviews in order to acquire new knowledge.Make oral presentations… Continue reading High School – Language Arts Skills and Concepts
St. Patrick’s Day Analogies for 4th-5th One of the most important life skills that we can teach any student is to think critically. One way to help students begin practicing and honing their critical thinking skills is through making connections through analogies. My Teaching Library as a resource that includes 3 analogy worksheets with a… Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day Analogies
St. Patrick’s Day Analogies | 2nd-3rd Grades One of the most important life skills that we can teach any student is to think critically. One fun way to help students begin practicing and honing in their critical thinking skills is through analogies. What is an analogy? An analogy is a comparison between two things, comparing… Continue reading Critical Thinking Skills – Get your 2nd and 3rd Graders thinking!
Shamrock Shapebooks This month, encourage student writing by using these fun, shamrock shapebook templates to encourage creative writing and self-publishing. Created for two different writing levels (solid and dashed lines), these templates can be used for multi-level classrooms. Students can use these templates to create unique March related stories and poetry. Allow students complete autonomy… Continue reading March Writing Center – Fun with Shamrock Shapebooks!
Have you assigned journal writing assignments (prompts) to your students? While an informal and sometimes ungraded assignment, journal entries can help students develop other transferable writing skills. So, what is journal writing exactly? Journal writing is the process of recording personal insights, reflections and questions on assigned or personal topics. Journal projects assigned in class… Continue reading Why Give Students Journal Writing Prompts?
Abraham Lincoln | Informational Text Looking for a quick lesson on Abraham Lincoln for a 5th, 6th or 7th grade classroom? Here is a product for you! This informational resource on Abraham Lincoln is designed to give 5th – 7th graders practice reading and comprehending content area text. There are two pages of text which… Continue reading A Quick Lesson on Abraham Lincoln for 5th-7th Grades
Abraham Lincoln | Informational Text and Activities As early as 3rd and 4th grades, students should be diving in to American History. They also are needing to strengthen their ability to read and comprehend, with greater detail, content area text. This resource from My Teaching Library has been designed to not only teach students about… Continue reading Learning about Abraham Lincoln – 3rd & 4th Grades
Lincoln Memorial | Informational Text and Activities Studying national landmarks? Perhaps you are preparing classroom activities centered around Abraham Lincoln? Here is a cross-curricular resource that is perfect to use in 3rd-4th grade classrooms and will fit into both your Social Studies and Language Arts plans. It includes: 1 page of Informational text on the… Continue reading Social Studies Lesson: Lincoln Memorial for 3rd-4th Grades
