Author Archives: Got to be LIT

Teaching Thematic Units Across the Curriculum

A thematic unit has a central theme that crosses all subjects. A thematic unit example is apples. An apple thematic unit for reading could be taught by choosing books like Johnny Appleseed by Stephen Kellogg, One Green Apple by Eve Bunting, or The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree (Gail Gibbons). In History, students could learn whereContinue reading “Teaching Thematic Units Across the Curriculum”

Teaching Point of View According to Common Core State Standards

Teaching the Core Standards can be difficult to navigate. In this article, I chose a particular 2nd grade reading standard to give examples on ways to address it in the classroom. CCRA.R.6: Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. How does one teach this standard in second grade?Continue reading “Teaching Point of View According to Common Core State Standards”

READ-ALOUDS A POWERFUL TOOL

As teachers, we remind the parents of our elementary students to read to their children. We tell them how important it is and that it is also an enjoyable time to spend together. We need to heed our advice and utilize that strategy in our classrooms. Besides being pleasant, modeling reading through teacher read-alouds benefitsContinue reading “READ-ALOUDS A POWERFUL TOOL”

Fall Poetry: Metaphors

Thanksgiving is. . . Thanksgiving is delicious, once-a-year foods. Thanksgiving is bonfires and roasting marshmallows. Thanksgiving is family and friends. Thanksgiving is giving thanks to God. I ran across a book by Gail Gibbons called Thanksgiving is. . . at my public library. As I read through it, I realized that it’s the perfect book to teachContinue reading “Fall Poetry: Metaphors”

Teaching Reading through Literature

Do you want your child or student to love reading? Do you want him to be an excellent writer? I know I do. When I started teaching, my principal gave me and a fellow teacher the opportunity to create our own literature units. She even bought us classroom sets of the books we chose. ItContinue reading “Teaching Reading through Literature”

Teaching: Sharing the love

I have always loved teaching. Even as a child, I “graded” comic books and my older brother’s homework! Can you imagine handing in homework with red crayon checkmarks and X’s all over it? Luckily, he forgave me, and I did become a teacher.  I have a bachelor of science degree from Texas A&M University inContinue reading “Teaching: Sharing the love”