The Importance of Student Choice in Reading Today’s digital learners have grown up in a hyper-connected world, where they are used to having access to almost unlimited information. As a result, they are also much more demanding when it …
Building a classroom library
Building a Classroom Library Today’s classroom is digital and global; students are connected to a rich network of information and peers. But with increasing access to technology, many students lack basic reading skills. With the help of teachers and …
Benefits of Reading 30 Minutes a Day
Benefits of Reading 30 Minutes a Day As a parent, you may have had teachers or statistics telling you that it is super important for your students to be reading 30 minutes a day. As a teacher, you may see …
Literacy Center Ideas
Literacy Center Ideas If you are an elementary teacher you are probably familiar with the idea of learning centers. Overall, learning centers can be used to cover multiple activities in one small block or to make learning a bit more …
Effective Review Strategies
Effective Review Strategies One of the major parts of teaching is reviewing. This allows us as teachers to make sure that students are actually learning what we are teaching them. Some say it is also seeing if they are retaining …
Why You Should Use Printable Task Cards in the Classroom
Why You Should Use Printable Task Cards in the Classroom. Lately, there have been several things that teachers can use in the classroom to get their kids more interested in learning or to just make learning more fun. This summer …