A one-pager is a creative, visually appealing assessment tool that gives students a chance to share their ideas across two modes: imagery and text. They’re my favorite tool,…
Read more 20 One-Pager Examples + Advice for Using Them in ClassResponding to what you read is an important literacy skill. Reading about other people’s experiences and perspectives helps kids learn about the world. And although students don’t need…
Read more 42 Amazingly Creative Book ReportsAt least once a year, one of my freshmen would ask me why everything we read in 9th grade English was so depressing. A quick look at our…
Read more The Best Funny Short Stories To Teach in Middle and High SchoolAs we teach students to think critically about texts, one of the concepts we cover is author’s purpose. Here’s what that term means and ideas for teaching it.…
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Read more 30 Cause-and-Effect Lesson Plans and Activities Students LoveA growing chorus of education researchers, pundits and “science of reading” advocates are calling for young children to be taught more about the world around them. It’s an…
Read more PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read betterIdioms are expressions that have a meaning that isn’t immediately obvious from the words themselves. Every language has them, and fluent speakers use them casually without even thinking…
Read more 110 Idioms to Teach Kids and Use in Idiom of the Day LessonsWriters use figurative language like metaphors to bring their writing to life. But what exactly is a metaphor (and how is it different from a simile)? Learn more…
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