Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “motivating students”
Written by guest blogger Cindy Koopmans Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students arrive in our classroom with lots of writing baggage that they’ve collected all throughout their elementary careers. With a little reflection and a solid plan, we can help students unpack some of those heavy suitcases and move them down the road toward clearer written expression. You are …
Written by guest blogger Cindy Koopmans On last week’s exit ticket, I asked my students what they enjoy most in class. The majority of them said, “Reading my Choice book.” That makes this reading teacher want to jump for joy. Now in my twenty-fourth year of teaching, I’ve finally arrived at what I believe to be a winning formula for …
Written by guest blogger Cindy Koopmans Hope. Right now, we need it more than ever. 2020 was hard. We are all, to some degree, the walking wounded here. We are all a bit weary of pep talks, we are all feeling the strain of social distancing and wearing these (insert expletive here) masks…ready to throw up our hands, crawl into …
I’m opening my mind to you, but I want you to know that this is a secret between the two of us and it goes no further. You and I both know there are loads of reluctant students that just want to get it done, turn it in, and move on. They are not interested in being the next J.K. …
Written by guest blogger Cindy Koopmans Reluctant readers don’t have to stay reluctant. They just need the right book to motivate and engage them. Choosing the “right for me” book is a critical piece of crafting a competent student reader. Honestly, so often as students they don’t even know what they don’t know! And who will explain all that to …