Category: Teaching Reading
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10 Low-Prep Activities for the First Week of School
The first week of school can be both overwhelming and exhilarating. We meet anywhere from thirty to over a hundred new faces, learn names, and start building relationships with our students. But we cannot forget what it is like to be a kid! They are meeting new teachers, sitting with new students, and feel just […]
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3 Ways to Teach Theme to Secondary Students
Theme is one of the concepts that is taught often, but students seem to lose rather quickly. It is a difficult concept to grasp and one that requires lots of critical and abstract thinking. But there are ways to lighten this conceptual load and help bridge the gap between student thinking and what we hope […]
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The Moon is Down ~ John Steinbeck
If you have ever needed a book that spoke to both the oppressed and the oppressor, the invaded and the invader, The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck is the book you need. The Moon is Down is about a small village that becomes occupied by the enemy during World War II. The villagers are […]
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