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Teach It: Collaborative Poetry—I’m With Aristotle

By Dana Kinsey 10 Comments

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Writing collaborative poems proves a fertle ground for students to learn and grow both collectively and individually.

Filed Under: Blog, Collaborative Poetry, English Teaching Resources, poetry teaching resources, Suicide Prevention, Teach It, writer's group resources, Writing Tips

How to Turn Your Story Questions Into Writing Prompts!

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

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After reading a good story, you can follow these three easy steps to turn your story questions into writing prompts. See 5 sample prompts based on the fairy tale ‘The Golden Dress,’ to help you on your writing way!

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Activities, Children's Stories, Fairytales, Finding Inspiration, Teach It, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts, Writing Tips

Teach It: 10 Terrific Little Red Riding Hood Tales

By L.L. Barkat 9 Comments

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This summer, when you want to keep your emerging and early readers from going on a skill slide, it’s a great idea to explore the fun of fairy tales. And there’s no better place to start than with Little Red Riding Hood.

Filed Under: Blog, Fairytales, Teach It, Teach Reading

How to Read a Picture Book—With a Pirate as Your Guide

By Callie Feyen 13 Comments

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At-risk literacy specialist Callie Feyen shows us how to read and enjoy a picture book—with a pirate as our guide—from pre-reading to post-reading! And our hearts are touched along the way.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Stories, Reading and Books, Teach It

How To Dress Like a Reading Diva—And Read ‘The Sleepy Little Alphabet’

By Callie Feyen 16 Comments

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Some self-doubt in the shoe department leads to a surprising reflection on how to teach reading with The Sleepy Little Alphabet—and love it.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Activities, Children's Stories, Language Arts, Literacy Starts With Love, Teach It

Reckless in the Library With Sight Word Baseball

By Callie Feyen 10 Comments

Bird Books and Baseball Sight Word Baseball Game

Reading teacher Callie Feyen has been curious if recklessness can be used to learn, or, perhaps more radically, if recklessness is in fact needed to learn. Watch out, then, for baseball in the library!

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching, English Teaching Resources, Language Arts, Teach It

Poets and Writers Toolkit: Play-Doh Creative Nonfiction

By Callie Feyen 9 Comments

Play Doh Creative Nonfiction Activity

Teacher and writer Callie Feyen has been there—not knowing how to resolve a story, not knowing what to write and how. Her advice is to get some Play-Doh.

Filed Under: Blog, Poets and Writers Toolkit, Teach It, Writing Tips

Teach It: Mixed Emotions in Civil Rights

By Callie Feyen 23 Comments

To teach civil rights is partly to teach how to deal with mixed emotions. Callie Feyen uses a striking picture book to help you teach with depth & clarity.

Filed Under: Black History Month, Blog, Emotional Literacy, Language Arts, Teach It, The Teacher Diaries

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