Close reading differs from regular reading by intentionally looking more closely at text in order to fully understand the content and meaning. These close reading activity cards are perfect for Grade 1 and Grade 2 children – the texts are short to help keep concentration high! And for more reading fun, check out our effective Reading Comprehension Activities in our shop! Why Do We Use Close Reading? When children are learning to read they often get into the habit of just decoding and reading the words on the paper. While this is natural, it’s very common for children to get to the end of a passage and not be able to say what they just read about because their focus was...
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There are many aspects of my more than decade-long career as a teacher that I'm proud of. My reputation for giving lots and lots of homework—sometimes over two hours' worth—is not one of them. My intentions were good: I, like their parents, didn't want my students to fall behind.However, when I entered a doctoral program in education policy, I learned that some research suggests homework is not good for elementary school-aged kids. Not only does it fail to improve the academic performance of elementary students, but it might actually be damaging to kids' attitudes toward school, and to their physical health. After hours spent sitting and engaging in mostly adult directed activities, children's minds and bodies need other kinds of...
National Video Game Day: Crafts Parties and Gift Ideas! July 8th is National Video Game Day! I'm sharing all my favorite Video Game inspired crafts, DIY's, Parties and Gift ideas, so you can celebrate National Video Game day with more than just video games. In fact, I'm sharing 40 different video game inspired crafts. Did I miss your favorite video game? How will you celebrate National Video Game Day!? Will you have an epic Smash Brother's tournament or will you start a new character on your favorite RPG? Are you planning a WoW raid with friends? Maybe you have a cool farm to build in Minecraft! Did you ever play old school Tetris? My dad was the champ at this game...but...
