I absolutely love teaching persuasive writing, and I love using mentor texts even more. This year, I used the picture book, I Wanna New Room. This read aloud follows the same format of I Wanna Iguana with letters back and forth from the child to the parents. My main focus for this lesson was on choosing a main point and providing valid resources to support that … [Read more...] about Teaching Persuasive Writing with a Mentor Text
Archives for September 2014
Common Core Gradebook {Free!}
Grading, grading, and more grading! Honestly, that may be the thing I like the least about teaching. Which is odd because that is what I did the most when I played school as a child. I am not missing the irony there! Last year, I created a CCSS aligned grade book in an attempt to simplify the process of recording and accessing grades. After using it all year and … [Read more...] about Common Core Gradebook {Free!}
Organizing Papers to Grade
This year, I picked up the most useful organizational folder from Amazon.com. I really needed a better way to keep the papers organized that I was bringing home to grade. I had used an accordion folder before, but I really wanted something less bulky. So I bought this Oxford Poly 8-Pocket Folder for $7.65 from Amazon. Grading papers is definitely not my favorite task so … [Read more...] about Organizing Papers to Grade
Solving Word Problems & Math Constructed Response Tasks with LOVE
Word problems and math constructed response tasks were always a struggle for my students. It was like pulling teeth to get them to write more than just the answer. Almost three years ago, I created a new acronym to help my students think through, represent problems, and show all of the work when they are solving word problems and math constructed response tasks. Keep … [Read more...] about Solving Word Problems & Math Constructed Response Tasks with LOVE
School Store Math Freebie {Real World Math Task}
This awesome cart that was painted by our school art teacher. We are using this cart to house our school store items. This is the first year having a school store, and I volunteered to run it. I love all things school supplies so I knew this would be right up my alley! Here is an inside shot of the items we have available. As I am sure you can imagine, choosing … [Read more...] about School Store Math Freebie {Real World Math Task}