Teaching Metacognition. Of course, ALL teachers know metacognition, but do we really know how to teach metacognition? How do I get what’s going on in my brain out “there” for the kiddos to see, understand, and actually be able to use for themselves? Modeling what, how, and why we are thinking what we are thinking […] Read more…
Improve Student’s Comprehension {Text Connections} and FREEBIE!
Let’s talk about…Modeling METACOGNITION and making TEXT CONNECTIONS while reading. Both of these strategies are some of the most proven strategies we can use to teach comprehension. While this is pretty easy to say, it is not always easy to get our students to actually put those connections in place and think deeply about the text […] Read more…
6 Steps to Better Parent Communication & FREE FORM!
Build Your Parent-Teacher Communication with this FREEBIE! If you are looking to form a more supportive partnership with your student’s parents, the number one thing you can do is COMMUNICATE with them. The sooner you begin a positive communication plan with them, the BETTER! Here are my TOP 6 ways to improve parent communication…and the […] Read more…
Johnny Appleseed: What You Need to Know
Johnny Appleseed, I have always been intrigued about how he went around planting apple trees, hugging animals and wearing a pot on his head. Well, I personally don’t know any men quite like this, so I decided to investigate a little further. Here is what I found out about Johnny: John Chapman a.k.a. Johnny Appleseed was […] Read more…
10 Reasons Why this Pencil Sharpener Will BLOW YOUR MIND!
Sharp Pencils ~ TeacherKarma.com I have ALWAYS hated pencil sharpeners, until now. Until right now. Like most teachers, I LOVE pencils, but secretly I wouldn’t say I like pencil sharpeners. They are loud, slow, and ugly. I will share with you the top 10 reasons why this pencil sharpener I found is awesome and […] Read more…
Get Your Students Engaged with this FREEBIE!
Fun teaching strategies to engage your students. TeacherKarma.com Reaching all of the students in our classroom has always been at the top of our teaching lists. The question is, how do you reach those kiddos that really don’t want to be reached? Teachers can do three simple things to engage even the most resistant students. […] Read more…
Reading is Thinking! FREE Download!
I have to admit that when I first began teaching, I honestly had NO idea that you had to teach kiddos how to think in their brain….to my credit, it was 17 years ago… YIKES!, was it really 17 years ago? Teaching kids how to THINK can be a very complex and lengthy process. […] Read more…
I Hope I’m the Winner ~ Not You! :) FREE Blog Design.
Blog Design Giveaway ~ TeacherKarma.com I Wasn’t Going to Tell You….. I have to admit that I would really love to win this blog design by Kristy Bear from Kristy Bear Designs! She does such amazing work! I want to win it so much that I almost didn’t even tell you about it. LOL! Not only […] Read more…
Fluency ~ Does it Really Affect COMPREHENSION? Freebie Included!
Fluency Does Affect Comprehension! TeacherKarma.com When I first started teaching…17 years ago…it was all about FLUENCY! When our students were struggling with reading, we focused on how FAST our students could read grade-level material. (Now we know that fluency is sooooo much more than just speed…that is another story. 🙂 ) To be honest, it […] Read more…
Hi / Low LINKY ~ Blogging & Hives!
Here is This Week’s Hi / LOW Linky As my blogging friend, Julie, at A Time For Everything says, it is always easier to list the Hi’s than the Low’s. Interesting, huh? Well, first of all, I am absolutely THRILLED that I was selected as one of the contributing bloggers […] Read more…