Text features are an essential part of teaching nonfiction text. The reason being is that this skill can help students to better understand writing. Many times nonfiction text can be difficult to read and understand and these text features can help their understanding. Also, understanding these features can help students to research quicker, which is a life skill that they will use forever. I am going to share five easy activities that will help your students understand text features in ... Read More about Activities for Teaching Text Features
Teaching Theme
Teaching theme is often a difficult concept for students to learn. The reason it is so difficult is because theme is objective, many people can see different themes throughout the same story. But that is okay and something I teach my students! As long as you can explain where you see that theme throughout the story you are good to go! Want to first understand how to exactly teach any reading skill? Head to this blog post! The Message Want to make theme easy for kids to ... Read More about Teaching Theme
Winter Activities in the 3rd Grade Classroom
Winter in the classroom can sometimes be rough. Students need to switch it up with fun winter activities in the classroom in order to stay engaged and on top of things. These fun and easy winter activities will keep your kiddos engaged in rigorous work all winter long! Winter Read Alouds Owl Moon by Jane Yolen This book is great for teaching and practicing inferencing! This winter read aloud is about a young boy and his father who go “owling” in the winter. It is ... Read More about Winter Activities in the 3rd Grade Classroom
Teaching Nonfiction Text Structures
Teaching text structures to students can be rather difficult, but once students master it, it can be easier than you think! Today, I am going to share 5 simple activities that you can do with your students to help them master nonfiction text structures. Teaching Text Structure by Acting It Out! Get kids moving in your classroom and allow them to practice reading skills in different ways. Give students a scene that describes one of the text structures. Then, have students ... Read More about Teaching Nonfiction Text Structures
Teaching Main Idea
Teaching main idea is a skill that needs to be practiced a million times in so many different modalities in order for students to master the skill. It is a tough skill to master for many students and should be taught throughout their whole education. In this post, we are going to talk about how to teach main idea through five simple and easy activities! Main Idea Cooking This lesson is SO.MUCH.FUN. for teaching main idea. You can be teaching main idea and supporting details ... Read More about Teaching Main Idea
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