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By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 Are you on the hunt for the perfect back to school read aloud? I have you covered! Do Unto Otters: A Book about Manners by Laurie Keller is everything a back to school read aloud should be – sweet, funny, and engaging. It also has a solid big idea for…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 I am back with more engaging ideas to teach one of my favorite topics of all time – Greek Myths! I really love teaching about Greek Mythology, as I find it is a great way to tie literacy into our social studies curriculum. In this post I hope to provide…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 04, 2024 Welcome back friends! After talking all about Text Mapping in my last mini lesson focused post, I thought I should spend some time talking about close reading, and the benefits of using these strategies to aid comprehension in the classroom. For some print-and-teach resources for teaching close reading strategies, check…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated March 15, 2024 Ancient Egypt Interactive Notebook Ideas Ancient Civilizations are obviously a passion of mine. Because of this, I thought I would spend this post discussing ways to use Ancient Egypt Interactive Notebooks for your next Ancient Civilizations unit. Looking for some print and go resources to use with Ancient Egypt Interactive…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 08, 2024 Today is my second post in my series on independent reading. In my first post, I talked all about Independent Silent Reading and why it is so important to work into your classroom schedule. Today I am going to share some tips and tricks for setting up a successful independent…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 09, 2024 Welcome to another post in my series on Interactive Notebooks. In previous posts, we talked about what interactive notebooks are. We also talked about why they are beneficial, tips and tricks for Interactive Notebook success, and using them to teach all about Mesopotamia. If you are interested in reading my…