Tag: TPT
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Example Opinion Essay with Breakdown: Helping Students Finally âGetâ the Flow of a 5-Paragraph Essay
Iâve lost count of how many times Iâve seen students turn in opinion essays that feel like a jumbled list of thoughts instead of a clear, flowing argument. They meet the paragraph length requirement, but the ideas donât flow right. The introduction doesnât lead anywhere, reasons wander off, and the conclusion just⌠doesn’t exist. It…
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Japanese Grammar (BunpĹ) Cheat Sheet: The Quick Reference My Students (and I) Actually Use
Iâve been offering Japanese lessons through StrainFamCo tutoring for a while now, and if there’s one thing I’m sure on, it’s that Japanese grammar is overwhelming at first. Particles after every word, verb conjugations, counters that change based on the objects youâre counting⌠itâs a lot! Even as someone whoâs studied and taught it, I…
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Spelling the Same Words Over and Over for Students? Hereâs a Simple Fix That Actually Works
I remember my first year teaching in the classroom like it was yesterday. My class would be in the middle of a writing project, and I’d be trying to help one student. Three others would come up to my desk: âHow do you spell âbeautifulâ?â âWhat about âwaterâ?â âMrs. Strain, is it âf-r-e-i-n-dâ or âf-r-i-e-n-dâ?â…
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Designing the Yearbook Your Way
What can you do to make sure your Yearbook crafting experience is a good one? Any shortcuts? Tricks? The Task of Creating the Yearbook Are you the Yearbook Committee chair? I didnât know I was until a concerned parent asked about the yearbook. âWhen do I need to pay for it? Will there be one?â…
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Become a TPT Seller: Start Your Own Journey
Teachers Pay Teachers doesn’t have to be daunting. This article will share a bunch of reasons why starting YOUR journey to become a part time TPT seller is a great idea, even if you don’t want to do it full time. Reason #1: Do It Because You Want To You don’t need to commit everything…
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Making Amplify CKLA Accessible: 5 Tips
Are you striving to make Amplify CKLA accessible to your less-fluent readers? Do you teach 4th or 5th grade Amplify CKLA? There are links to my products on Teachers Pay Teachers included in this post. I create resources I personally use and sell what I know can help other classrooms. Due to its incredible evidence-based…
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My First Steps into Teachers Pay Teachers
Skyward Teaching is officially on Teachers Pay Teachers. Click here to read the whole story!
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Manage Classroom Behavior: 10 Quick Tips
How do I manage classroom behavior? Before we get to how you manage classroom behavior, let’s make one thing perfectly clear (in case the world didn’t know). Being a teacher can be difficult. Besides educating students of all academic levels, you also have meetings to attend, trainings to complete, and grades to upkeep. Itâs already…
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About Skyward Teaching
Maybe you’re an educator. Or perhaps you’re a parent. You could even a friend of a friend, visiting this site because you’ve been watching those around you face an uphill battle. Teaching can be one of the most rewarding professions, but the cost it takes to get there can be taxing. Here at Skyward Teaching,…