Category: Engaging ELA Ideas
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Why are Sight Words Important? Benefits of and Tips for Teaching Sight Words
I encourage you not to neglect teaching sight words to your children. When used in conjunction with a phonetic teaching approach, sight word memorisation has many benefits. In this post, I’ll focus on the benefits of teaching sight words, and share some tips for making the most of this teaching approach.
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Spelling Activities and Spelling Resources – 12 Engaging Ways to Teach Children Spelling and Vocabulary
There are so, so many options for activities and strategies to use when it comes to teaching and practising spelling. Yet, I know that sometimes as teachers we can still find ourselves searching for new ways to try to keep our students interested in their spelling work. That’s why I’ve compiled a list of some…
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6 Simple Ways to Combine English and Maths in Your Teaching
To prioritise English or to prioritise Maths – that is the question. But what if there was a way to spend time covering both at once? Well, there is.
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9 More Tips for Teaching Narrative Writing To Students
Once children begin putting a narrative together there is still a lot of work to do. In today’s post I have another list of tips to share with you that focus more on helping your children to develop their narratives to make them exceptional! I hope you enjoy using these tips as you navigate narrative…
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9 Effective Tips for Teaching Narrative Writing to Students
It’s helpful to have some strategies up your sleeve to encourage your children as they work on their narrative writing skills. I have taken the time to put together some of my top tips for teaching narrative writing so that you can find them all in one place and start using them today!
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Mrs T's Musings 