By winter, you know your students well. You understand their capabilities, their abilities, their challenges and struggles. You've likely devoted LOTS of time during the fall building that literacy muscle, no matter what elementary grade you teach. If you've been following along with us, you've ... read more
Teaching Points for Shared Reading
You're a champion. You're a star educator. You've started incorporating Shared Reading along with Guided Reading into your literacy lesson plans. And you've even started seeing results. Hooray and good job! Give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back. And yet, including shared reading as part ... read more
What is Shared Reading?
An essential pillar of balanced literacy in elementary is shared reading. And yet it's something teachers (even great teachers) often overlook in our frenzied effort to get "everything" done. If you're one of those excellent educators who's never had a chance to incorporate shared reading into ... read more
5 Ways hoopla Makes Lesson Plans a Cinch
If you've followed along my journey for a while, you know I am absolutely passionate about STEAM education! I have presented locally and nationally on topics relating to hands-on science, project-based learning and STEAM education and some of the most common questions I get are, "How do you fit ... read more
How To: Guided Reading Planning & Organization
This whole guided reading beast can feel overwhelming at first. Rest assured friends, it can be conquered! We'll walk through step-by-step so you can easily create lesson plans, stay organized and maximize your time with small groups AND individual students. So whether you're a total newbie or a ... read more
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