Are you in a county or district that has begun an extended closure due to the virus? Click on this picture to take you to the free resource PDF. Each link is clickable. I uploaded this resource to my students’ Google Classroom and students can go to any website they choose. We want our kids […]
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How do you teach narrative writing?
Narrative writing has been weighing heavy on my heart. I have taught 5th grade for 5 out of my 10 years of teaching. When I first started teaching, writing was put on the back burner. It wasn’t assessed in 5th grade, so it was often forgotten. Fast forward three years and the Smarter Balanced Assessment […]
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ELPA Test Prep
Who takes the ELPA test? If parents register their home as primarily Spanish speaking, their child will be administered the ELPA placement screener test within the first two weeks of being enrolled in school. If the student does not pass the screener, they are provided services and will take the ELPA test each spring until […]
Editing Questions
Did you know that the editing questions are part of the writing claim of the Smarter Balanced Assessment? I have had students fail the performance task, but pass the writing portion because they did so well on the editing questions. I teach grammar and conventions like most of you. I teach it through anchor charts, […]
