Hello! My name is Rebecca, and I have been teaching since 2018! I have experience teaching 5, 6, 7, and 8th grade Language Arts. I love helping students continuously learn and grow. I enjoy hiking, camping, snowboarding, writing poetry, reading, taking photos, and going to concerts in my free time.
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Teaching Simple Sentences to Students
Ever since I read the book Mechanically Inclined by Jeff Anderson, I have looked at and taught grammar in a new way. When first introducing grammar to students, I use the analogy “grammar is like a puzzle: there are many pieces.” Once all the pieces are together, students will have a completed puzzle — or […]
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How to Introduce and Explain Grammar to Your Students
Growing up, I hated grammar because it wasn’t explained to me in a way that I could understand and apply it. Grammar was always taught through workbooks, and in many cases, it still is. But grammar workbooks are not the only way to teach adolescents how to communicate effectively. Here’s how I introduce grammar to my students in the classroom, and how I learned to make grammar fun to learn!
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Student engagement in a post-COVID world
Learn four strategies for engaging with students in a post-COVID teaching environment.