If you have ever given a student popsicle sticks to play with, you know that they are easily entertained by them. Students can find so many ways to be ...
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Sticks {A Popsicle Stick Book Talk}
Sight Word Practice and Keep Activities
Sight words are something that we practice all the time. I try to provide many hands-on ways to practice our words. Sometimes I have my students ...
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Using Vocabulary Journals in the Classroom
Vocabulary journals are not a well-known tool but are very beneficial when teaching vocabulary. The purpose of vocabulary journals is to have a place ...
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Planning Your Vocabulary Words to Teach
We know that teaching vocabulary explicitly is important. But what are some engaging ways to do that? Reading aloud books with rich vocabulary to your ...
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Why Is Vocabulary Instruction Important?
Building vocabulary is such an important component of reading. It's one of those things that needs to be explicitly taught. As primary grade teachers, ...
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