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By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Feb 9, 2024 If you have read my previous post all about The One and Only Ivan, you already know how much I love this beautiful novel. I…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Nov 28, 2023 In the ELA classroom, helping students to engage with and make meaning from text is an ongoing process. Through explicitly teaching reading comprehension strategies, we…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Nov 18, 2023 Using reading comprehension strategies in upper elementary and middle school When it comes to ELA instruction, teaching students to apply reading comprehension strategies is crucially…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Nov 22, 2023 Wonder Novel Study Activities for Upper Elementary The message behind R.J Palacio’s novel Wonder is all about choosing kindness – an essential and important concept…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated March 26, 2024 The epic legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table have always been hits with my learners. The magical elements, chivalrous knights,…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated March 26, 2024 Learning about astronauts and space has always been a favorite topic for my elementary learners. I always find our solar system unit to be one…