Reading comprehension anchor charts

I first fell in love with interactive notebooks when I was student teaching at a private international school in South America. My host...

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Retelling stories and understanding the central message Anchor Chart (first grade)

Who doesn't love a good anchor chart? Now - an anchor chart with a purpose? That takes a little inspiration, and that's what this post is all about! We all teach students about making connections at some point during the school year, so I wanted to give you some great examples o

If you don't already use them, you're going to love using these this school year. Anchor charts are awesome tools for teaching just about any subject!

Freebie! One of the keys to teaching reading comprehension is showing kids how proficient readers think about text. Teachers have to find a way to make their thinking visible. One way is with graphic organizers.

I am linking up with Deb at Crafting Connections to share this Reading Comprehension Anchor Chart. When I saw this acronym on our County's resource page, I knew I had to make an anchor chart to illustrate it. If you have ever used Larry Bell's UNRAAVEL strategy, then you will recognize this as a simplified version. To prove their answers, students simply write the corresponding paragraph # beside the question where they found text evidence that supports their answer choice. I also have them…

So, I think I've mentioned that I've been in one school district, one school, for the past fifteen years. For the fifteen years I have been there, we have used an anthology (ahhh, can you say basal?) reading program. I never liked it. In fact, I've always hated it. It never seemed rigorous enough. Luckily, I had a great principal that allowed me to toss the anthology and teach with novels. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Insert Snoopy Happy Dance Here!!!!!! Well, in the past couple of years I've…