Get to Know Your Students this Back to School Season
Free ideas to build relationships with your students to increase engagement and motivation in your grade 4 5 6 classroom.
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Strategies to Encourage Independent Reading in Reluctant Learners
Getting struggling readers to read independently in the upper elementary school grades can be very difficult. Students as young as second and third grade start to realize what they are not good at and will often want to give up. As teachers, we try hard to continue to motivate and
Five Reasons to Color in Your Middle School Classroom
In a world where technology is always front and center, it can be hard to go back to the simple things in life. No matter the age, I have always enjoyed coloring. As I grew older, I didn’t do it as much but if a niece or friend’s
21 Contemporary Young Adult Titles for the Secondary Classroom
21 Contemporary Young Adult Titles for Your Secondary Classroom Are you looking to update your classroom library for the back to school season? Are your students asking you for recommendations to continue reading but you aren’t sure what to choose for them? The Literary Maven collaborates with other teachers
