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5 Ways to Keep Your Students Engaged in Your STAAR Reading Review
There are a variety of resources that you can use for your STAAR Reading review. However, you can’t just throw activities at students and expect them to get the point of every activity. It is important to keep students engaged in your STAAR reading review. Students who are actively engaged
STAAR Reading Test Taking Strategies
Taking the STAAR reading test can be completely overwhelming for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. However, nerves can be soothed by teaching students STAAR reading test taking strategies. There are a variety of STAAR reading test taking strategies that teachers all over the state use. Be sure to think
Integrating Social Studies in Reading and Language Arts
Integrating subjects is a more effective way to teach. Many topics reach across subject areas which makes it easier for teachers to teach and students to learn. However, many teachers struggle with integrating social studies in reading and language arts. Luckily, social studies topics are discussed in many historical fiction
Strategies for Answering STAAR Reading Questions
The STAAR reading test is difficult for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. It is their first time taking a standardized test, so giving students strategies for answering STAAR reading questions is necessary for them to be successful. Students can use the following strategies when answering questions on any reading
Poetry Activities for Upper Elementary Students
Next up on the scope and sequence: POETRY! Teachers and students everywhere react two ways. Yay, I love poetry! Or Oh No, I hate poetry! As you know, people usually have very strong feelings toward poetry. That’s why creating fun and engaging poetry activities for your upper elementary classroom is
STAAR Reading Resource Round Up
Texas 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers dread the STAAR Reading Test each year. What if it was easier to prepare your students for the test? This STAAR Reading resource round up will highlight resources that will help teachers around Texas, so you can be assured that your upper elementary
Christmas Activities for Upper Elementary
The Christmas season is right around the corner, and teachers everywhere are searching for ways to keep their students engaged during the month of December. Check out these Christmas activities specifically for the upper elementary classroom. Christmas Around the World with a Twist Everyone has heard of Christmas around the
5 Nonfiction Activities for Upper Elementary
Nonfiction text gets a bad wrap! When teachers and students hear that it’s time for the nonfiction genre, they think boooring. However, nonfiction activities for upper elementary students can be fun. To begin the nonfiction genre, it is necessary to introduce the key elements of the genre. I use a
Poetry Breakout
Teachers are always searching for engaging ways to review reading skills. A poetry breakout is the perfect way to review poetry skills in your third, fourth, or fifth grade classroom. Any type of breakout is easy to put together. Although, if you are searching for a poetry breakout that is
5 Tips for Writing Mini Lessons
Writing mini lessons are an excellent way to break down writing strategies for your students. Students listen to a quick writing lesson and then get the chance to apply the strategy that you taught during their independent writing time. There are a variety of mini lessons that can be taught,
