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Hey there, I’m Leigh! I’m an elementary school teacher with over 15 years of classroom experience, 10 of which are in 2nd grade! The Applicious Teacher is all about creating hands-on and engaging lessons that align with the standards while still having time for a life outside of school. This is your place for ideas, tips, and resources for the REAL teacher!
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Mastering QUick Writes!
Are you looking to enhance your students’ literacy skills and make writing a fun, engaging part of your daily routine?
Then, you need the mini-course, Mastering Quick Writes!
This one hour, Science of Writing and Science of Reading-based course will teach you how to implement effective Quick Writes that boost reading comprehension and writing fluency in just 5 minutes a day!
Writing All Year
Do your students cheer when it comes to writing time? They should be! Writing All Year is designed to help you plan and implement engaging, standard’s-aligned writing projects in your 2nd through 4th grade classroom week after week. Classroom-friendly and low prep, you and your students will love these expository, persuasive, and narrative writing projects! Three cheers for writing!
BEYOND THE TEXT UNITS
Imagine leaving school on a Friday afternoon knowing that your reading and writing lesson plans are filled with fun and engaging lessons that build deep and meaningful comprehension. Now imagine that all you had to do was hit print. No this isn’t a dream, Beyond the Text Units are designed to bring deep and meaningful reading comprehension to your 2nd and 3rd-grade classroom with minimal prep. Each Beyond the Text unit centers around a carefully selected book and includes everything you need to teach multiple standards in reading and writing for the week.
READING COMPREHENSION ASSESSMENTS
Reading Comprehension Assessments at your fingertips! These best-selling reading tests are the perfect way for you to check reading comprehension acquisition quickly and easily! Assessments are available in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-grade levels! All assessments include answer keys and a reference chart for you to easily find the topics, levels, and standards of each assessment. Also available in digital form!
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Jellybean Activities Problem-Based Learning: A Hands-On Math PBL Students Love
Looking for fun and easy jellybean graphing activity this Spring season? This Jellybean PBL is exactly what you need! Read on to learn more
Class Valentine: Mini Pen Valentine’s for the Classroom
Valentine’s Day in the classroom should feel fun, simple, and stress-free, not like one more thing on your to-do list. And giving Valentine’s Day
A Classroom Case Study: How Explicit Writing Instruction Transformed My Second Graders’ Writing
For my Master’s of Education program in Instructional Design, I studied explicit writing instruction in the primary classroom. So, for my capstone project, I
The One Word Reset: A Gentle Way for Teachers to Set Goals (Without Burnout)
About five years ago, I stopped making New Year’s resolutions. Not because I didn’t care about growth, but because the kind of growth resolutions
Snowflake Bentley Activities
Why Snowflake Bentley Is a Powerful Anchor Text for Building Deep, Meaningful Reading Comprehension Some books earn a permanent place in our classroom libraries…not
5 Simple Ways to Refresh Your Classroom in the New Year
We’re on the final countdown of break, so today, I’m sharing a teacher-friendly new year reset that boosts engagement without burning you out The
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