Teaching students to add and subtract fractions can get very tiresome quickly. All of the little opportunities for errors with making equivalent fractions, adding/subtracting, and just when they think they are done...boom...they may have to convert or simplify the answer. It can definitely get tedious quickly. One area that I have almost perfected (because nothing is … [Read more...] about 4 Ways to Teach Students to Make Common Denominators
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Read Alouds for Teaching Figurative Language | Mentor Texts for Reading
Teaching figurative language is one of my favorite literacy skills to teach and my students always love learning about the different types. On this post, I will share my favorite read alouds for teaching the types of figurative language (similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification) and then my favorite read alouds that use figurative language naturally and … [Read more...] about Read Alouds for Teaching Figurative Language | Mentor Texts for Reading
Engaging Persuasive Writing Prompts (Free Download)
Persuasive writing is one of my favorite writing genres to teach. The students get so excited about the different topics and love debating and supporting their arguments and claims. On this post, I will share some of my students' favorite persuasive writing prompts with a free download of a printable list and task card version of the writing prompts. Student-Approved … [Read more...] about Engaging Persuasive Writing Prompts (Free Download)