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How to Help Students Compare Two Informational Texts
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Help fifth graders compare two informational texts, evaluate close answer choices, and write stronger responses using Basic, Better, and Best examples.
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Successfully Teaching Grammar in Fifth Grade (& How It Improves Reading Comprehension)
Teaching grammar in fifth grade can help students become better communicators and improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, and language skills.
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Supporting Families to Diagnose and Treat Students with ADHD in the Classroom
Practical tips for building relationships with families and walking through the steps toward a possible ADHD diagnosis and treatment plan.
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A Teacher’s Guide to Helping Students After a Mental Health Hospitalization
Understand sensory overload, safety concerns, and academic catch-up so you can support a student’s return to school after a hospitalization.
Read MoreExecutive Functioning and Reading Comprehension in the Classroom
How executive functioning affects reading comprehension, with concrete strategies for planning, working memory, syntax, and inference for struggling readers.
Read MoreShimmer ADHD Coach Review: An Honest, Teacher-Minded Look at Online ADHD Coaching
An honest look at Shimmer ADHD coaching from a teacher’s perspective, including pricing, fit, and what to expect from virtual sessions.
Read MoreFree Character Trait Checklist
Grab my free, grade-by-grade character trait checklist to help your students go beyond “nice” and “mean” when they talk and write about characters.
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Hey, I’m Lisa
I’m a fifth grade teacher who loves helping busy educators find creative reading (and general teaching) ideas, practical classroom supports, and engaging activities that make teaching a little easier. I’m especially passionate about supporting neurodiverse learners, students who struggle with focus and executive functioning skills, and struggling, disengaged students.