Reading Anchor Charts

Would you like to decorate your classroom with fun, hand-drawn anchor charts/posters? Do you simply not have the time to get them done? Well, you have come to the perfect place! I love making these engaging and appealing anchor charts. I also can draw/create any other topic you would like, just contact me directly and ask! My students absolutely love these posters and references them every day. Many of them are visual learners, so the colorful images really help them connect and remember…

I'll reveal an embarrassing fact about myself. The people that work at the print counter at Office Max know me. I'm mean really know me. I coached the new guy on how to find the right barcode in his binder, so I could check out the last time I went. (Yesterday.) As in, they even recognize my husband because I send him over there a bunch to pick stuff up for me. (I have a nice husband.) I'm at the print counter at Office Max waaaaaay too often. Here's the thing, though. You know how you see a…

Making Connections Anchor Chart, includes small picture of the graphic organizer used to write information in... The Third Grade Way

Need a simple way to teach context clues? Check out these 3 interactive anchor charts that are perfect for any elementary classroom! Add these lessons and activities to your Language, Reading Literature, and Reading Informational lesson plans to help your students master context clues.

ELA, social studies, reading & writing teachers will love this "Cause and Effect" ANCHOR CHART! It will make the perfect poster for your classroom to support students with their comprehension of cause and effect while reading and writing! DESIGN & SIZING: -Printed on top-tier 210gsm satin paper! -Low-glare finish (Great for classrooms!) -"Preview" is not printed on the poster. -Our anchor charts are made in the USA -FIVE vertical size options offered: 12" x 18" 16" x 20" 18" x 24" 20"…

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…

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

Anchor Chart for Teaching Main Idea :) the whole pizza is the main idea and the toppings are the details that support it!

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