Some people ask me how I put together nonfiction reading passages for the year without running out of ideas or repeating myself. I didn’t write all sixty passages in one sitting. Series 3 came together one month at a time, over more than a year, and that’s actually why it holds up as a full […]
How To Rotate Fall Reading Passages Without Reinventing Lesson Plans Fall sneaks up fast every year. One week teachers are riding out summer break. The next, they’re scrambling to find reading material that fits the season. That’s exactly why I built this set of fall nonfiction reading passages. This bundle pulls together 11 short nonfiction
Most kids can define a simile by October and still can’t spot one in a paragraph by March. That gap is the whole problem with teaching figurative language. We hand out the definition, do a worksheet, move on, and wonder why it doesn’t transfer to actual reading. Here’s why that gap matters more than it
If you’ve ever handed students a novel and watched them drift through it without really reading it, you know the feeling. They finish the chapter. They can’t tell you what happened. They definitely can’t tell you why it matters. Esperanza Rising chapter by chapter comprehension work is what bridges that gap, and I want to walk
Most teachers know that getting kids to actually engage with nonfiction reading is half the battle. Choosing the right nonfiction reading topics for elementary students can mean the difference between a class that’s locked in and one that’s checked out. You can have a great passage with solid comprehension questions, but if the topic feels
