What is a Text Feature?
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated June 11, 2024 Teaching students to navigate and understand text features is a crucial component of literacy instruction, especially in grades 4-7. These features are the building blocks…
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By MARISSA DESPINS Updated June 11, 2024 Teaching students to navigate and understand text features is a crucial component of literacy instruction, especially in grades 4-7. These features are the building blocks…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated June 11, 2024 Using Historical Inquiry in the Classroom Engaging students in historical inquiry transforms the classroom into a dynamic environment where history comes alive. Rather than merely…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated July 25, 2024 The Orange Shirt Day Story revolves around Phyllis Webstad, a member of the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation in Canada. Phyllis’s experience as a young Indigenous…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated June 18, 2024 September 30th is rapidly approaching, and that means it is time to start thinking about ways to acknowledge Orange Shirt Day in your…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated June 18, 2024 Orange Shirt Day 2024 is only a few short weeks away, and serves as a powerful reminder about the importance of teaching students…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Oct 17, 2023 Using history stations in upper elementary and middle school History stations offer a fun, interactive way for students to learn about historical events and figures….