Choice boards allow students to take ownership of their work and provide an intrinsic motivator for producing the best results. You can use choice boards for un-homework ideas, positive behavior rewards or building relationships in the classroom.
To help my students overcome the dread of writing (and fear of failure), I created Monday Musings. Each week, I asked students to respond to a simple prompt. Some weeks, it was a written prompt. Other times, it was a piece of art or a video clip.
Gifted learners, especially those gifted in reading and language arts, often need more engaging and challenge assignments to prevent boredom and complacency. These five read journals for gifted students can help you challenge your strong readers.
Personally, I LOVE Halloween and any Halloween activities! Learn the 5 literacy areas I use when creating my Halloween activities choice board. Each idea can easily be tailored to your students and their needs.
I conducted a poll on Instagram to gain a little insight into how other teachers are creating and using anchor charts in their classrooms. Creating anchor charts gave me anxiety for the longest time! I knew they were important, I just couldn’t figure out a way to keep them useful for students, easy for me to create and, well, cute. This is how I solved the anchor chart problem!
