by Studentreasures | Feb 18, 2020 | Teaching Strategies
I love brainstorming with elementary students. It’s so much fun coming up with new ideas together, and I’m always amazed at what incredible imaginations they have. I may be the teacher, but when it’s brainstorming time, I often find that my students are the ones...
by Studentreasures | Feb 13, 2020 | Teaching Strategies
For some students, reading comes as naturally to them as if they were born bookworms. For others, reading comprehension may not come so easily. It’s up to us teachers to find a balance between the two, challenging the more gifted readers in our classrooms to grow and...
by Studentreasures | Jan 21, 2020 | Teaching Strategies
Wouldn’t it be great if we could all just wave a magic wand and our students would suddenly have great behavior and their work done? Unfortunately, technology isn’t quite there yet and it would be a little unsettling if it was. The closest thing we have to a magic...
by Studentreasures | Jan 15, 2020 | Writing Prompts
Fact may be stranger than fiction, but fiction offers a kind of creative freedom your 5th grade students won’t find anywhere else. Narrative writing gives them the chance to tell their own stories, beginning at the beginning (as Lewis Carroll would say) and following...
by Studentreasures | Dec 17, 2019 | Writing Prompts
Kindergarten is an extremely special time. It is when kids start building a foundation for reading and writing - skills they will use every single day for the rest of their lives. It is truly amazing to see students start kindergarten only knowing a handful of words...
