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It’s been a while since my last post, I started at a new school and it was quite a learning experience and challenge. I went from departmentalized reading 5th grade to 5th grade self contained I had to learn the new math and remember when I taught science. But I am back with more knowledgeContinue reading “Sorry I have been gone!”

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Originally posted on Upper Elementary Antics:
How does poverty affect education?  For the past 10 years I have worked in low income schools that receive title I funds because of the socioeconomic demographics of the school.  And I started to realize and notice some misconceptions out there by others and sometimes even teachers that affect…

READING RESPONSE WITH LITERACY CHARTS  Getting my students to think critically when reading is a constant struggle, no matter what content I am teaching, getting my students to read critically is not easy.  I have taught science, social studies, math, writing and reading, and my kids hate to read, they like to skim, search andContinue reading “Helping your students dig deeper!”

Originally posted on Upper Elementary Antics:
? Well everyone the struggle is real! What struggle, you say the reading struggle.  I have taught every subject in upper elementary and when a student struggles, no matter what subject, it all comes down to reading comprehension. And after working with classes full of struggling readers, yes whole…

Originally posted on Upper Elementary Antics:
Figurative language is a common theme in standardized testing in upper elementary.  Students have to determine what the author or poet is trying to convey through inferencing and interpretation. Getting students to not always think literally is a challenge and knowing the common figures of speech is a just…

Figurative language is a common theme in standardized testing in upper elementary.  Students have to determine what the author or poet is trying to convey through inferencing and interpretation. Getting students to not always think literally is a challenge and knowing the common figures of speech is a just a start.  So I have aContinue reading “Figurative Language Freebie!”

It has been a while since I last posted and spoke with you all and I miss being able to share what has been going on with the Upper Elementary Antics😎! So I am adding a slideshow so you can see what my year has been like so far.

How I teach poetry in fifth grade!   Unfortunately, when I teach poetry I can’t get as deep as I want to and do all the fancy projects that I would like.  However, I do have to prepare them for state test which always has some type of poem, so I teach my poetry soContinue reading “How to teach poetry when your students struggle with reading!”

Last year our school worked with Teach across America ( I think that is what it is called, I am so bad with names) where student-teachers worked with seasoned teachers for a year and are now going into their own classrooms.  Well as one of our student teachers was hired and went to another schoolContinue reading “11 Mistakes New Teachers make with Classroom Management”