Tag: cross-curricular

Slay all of the Dragons: Top five ways to be a literacy hero for your middle school students

February 7, 2022

You’re on an epic journey as a cross-curricular teacher! All that lies between your students and academic success is a whole lot of dragons. Win the day (and the year) by using my top five tips for planning effective nonfiction reading and writing lessons for your middle school students. … More Slay all of the Dragons: Top five ways to be a literacy hero for your middle school students

Following Bread Crumbs: You can teach nonfiction text features to boost reading comprehension in the middle school classroom

December 6, 2021

Using nonfiction text features to preview a text is like following a trail of breadcrumbs into the forest. The author provides clues as to the main ideas in the text by adding images, captions, diagrams, and subtitles. Use your knowledge of nonfiction text features to model your thinking as you read a nonfiction text. … More Following Bread Crumbs: You can teach nonfiction text features to boost reading comprehension in the middle school classroom

Three Strategies to Power Up Learning in Any Content Area by Adding Social Emotional Learning to Your Lessons

September 27, 2021

Learn three strategies for adding social-emotional learning (SEL) to any middle school content area with this blog post from Crosswalk Curriculum. … More Three Strategies to Power Up Learning in Any Content Area by Adding Social Emotional Learning to Your Lessons

Finding your Teacher Crosswalk: Sourcing inspiration for cross-curricular lesson plans in your own life

September 13, 2021

Find inspiration for creating cross-curricular lessons in your own life. Read on for my top three tips for sourcing ideas for the cross-curricular classroom. … More Finding your Teacher Crosswalk: Sourcing inspiration for cross-curricular lesson plans in your own life

Using Seasonal Changes as a “Spring”-Board for Student Learning During Your Earth Science Unit

March 21, 2021

The best gift for the first day of spring  is a sunny day! After receiving enough snow for a district-wide snow day last week, the first day of spring sprung with sunshine the whole day. And while I might have been thrilled to emerge from my winter hibernation, I also ended up with a bit … More Using Seasonal Changes as a “Spring”-Board for Student Learning During Your Earth Science Unit

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New Teacher Strategies: Non-fiction reading in the content-area classroom

August 5, 2020

Well, that title is a mouthful. What’s a content-area classroom? In the middle school environment, it means, “What subject do you teach?” Within the core classes-social studies, science, math, and English language arts (ELA), I think of social studies and science as content areas that support math and ELA skills. In the upper elementary classroom, … More New Teacher Strategies: Non-fiction reading in the content-area classroom