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Minilesson
Make Abstract Ideas Concrete
Make concrete representations of abstract ideas.
Blog Post
Thinking with Brain and Body
Minilesson
Create a Memory Palace
Use spatial awareness to improve memory.
Minilesson
Analyze the Communication Situation
Think of the sender, message, medium, receiver, and context.
Minilesson
Journaling About Intuitions
Track the ways your intuitions guide your decisions.
Minilesson
Labeling Your Feelings
Calm your body and mind by voicing your feelings.
Minilesson
Using Bodily Meditation
Open a line of communication between body and brain.
Blog Post
Empower Students with Choice
English Language Arts:
Writing to Learn
21st Century Skills:
Writing
Blog Post
Teach Revision with Writing Models
English Language Arts:
Revising
Reading
Writing Process
Blog Post
Create Classroom Discussions Online
English Language Arts:
Writing
Reading
Writing to Learn
Prewriting
Blog Post
Create Community in Your Classroom
Blog Post
Make Way for Writers' Notebooks
English Language Arts:
Writing
Writing to Learn
Prewriting
Blog Post
How to Address Back-to-School Fears
Blog Post
Keep Calm And Reflect On Your Teaching
Blog Post
How to Give Good Grammar Feedback
English Language Arts:
Grammar
Blog Post
Surveying Growth in Your Writing Classroom
Blog Post
Improve SEL Through Literature
English Language Arts:
Reading
Blog Post
Close the Year with Joyful Writing
Blog Post
How to Scaffold Grammar Instruction
English Language Arts:
Grammar
Complex Sentences
Commas
Sentence Combining
Blog Post
Connect SEL to the Brain
Blog Post
Best Practices for Teaching Grammar
English Language Arts:
Grammar
Punctuation
Mechanics
Usage
Writing
Editing
Blog Post
Dealing with Sadness in School
Blog Post
Solutions for Choppy Writing
English Language Arts:
Fluid Sentences
Sentences
Style
Revising