…Here are a few suggestions… Skills to teach with “After the Fall”: Theme Characters Beginning, middle, end Inferences Retelling Author’s purpose Important Discussions After Reading “After the Fall”: You can…
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…teach with “When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree”: Character development Theme Inferences Beginning-middle-end Connections Compare and contrast Sequence of events Problem/solution 5 Favorite “When Grandma Gives You a Lemon…
…we do. The beginning of the book encourages students to “Just Ask” if they are curious about other kids. We each bloom in our own ways, and each of us…
…build a class community at the beginning of the year. I’d love to see how you are using these activities with your class! Tag me on Instagram or send me…
…Hope”: Theme Characters Beginning, middle, end Inferences Retelling Author’s purpose Important Discussions: Encourage students to focus on their own strengths Discuss how to ask for help when you need it…
…Do You Do With a Problem?”: Character development Theme Inferences Beginning-middle-end Growth mindset Important Discussions: The importance of dealing with our worries, stress, and anxiety Acknowledging problems and working to…
…procedures for your groups that they will run very smoothly; but at the beginning of the year, it takes some time to get in the swing of things. (So be…
…and really developing sound routines for each of those activities at the beginning of the year will create a workshop model that can practically run itself! The true test will…