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How to Teach Types of Sentences and Fix Punctuation Problems

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When students understand how punctuation can change an author's intent, they get better at using the correct punctuation in their own writing. They also learn to properly express the author's intent and read properly with the correct tone. Come learn about a lesson we use to help students learn about the dfferent types of sentences in our upper elementary language arts class.

Often when the school year starts, we do a few different writing activities to get a sense of how well students can (or cannot) write. One of the things we continually see is the lack of conventions regardless of whether students write by hand or type it into a device. We found that a simple lesson around the different types of sentences changed many of the punctuation problems. Come read about the lesson and get some ideas for your classroom.

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How to Celebrate a Physically Distanced Halloween

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Are you looking for ways to celebrate Halloween, but have to be socially distanced or have other related restrictions? Come check out this list of things we gathered to celebrate Halloween safely this year.

Halloween is such a special time for many students. How do you celebrate Halloween during a pandemic when you are trying to physically distance yourself? What happens when everything about Halloween becomes a safety hazard because you have to socially distance?

In past years, we’ve had parades and assemblies and handed out candy. I mean, there was a time when bobbing for apples was a good idea. Now, the thought of countless students scrambling to bite into an apple floating around in a tub full of mouth germs…ugg.

Our classroom is usually bustling with parent volunteers who help out at different Halloween-themed stations, but this year, none of that will be possible since parent volunteers cannot enter the school as long as pandemic restrictions are in place.

If your school and students are celebrating Halloween, here are some safe and generally easy ways to have a little fun.

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