The front of the notecard
The back of the notecard
The majority of my students are required to memorize weekly vocabulary lists. Looking at the words and the definitions the night before the test DOES NOT WORK for most students. I suggest studying for vocabulary a little bit each day for several days in a [...]
I have an unconventional way of teaching five-paragraph essays. Typically, a teacher will assign the students the introductory paragraph first and have them write a thesis, typically the last sentence of the first paragraph, which states what the entire paper will be about.
I believe that it’s difficult to write an introduction when you don’t know [...]
Here is a sample of a technique I use with my fourth graders for learning history. Most young children think that if they read the chapter two to three times, that constitutes “studying.” I try to teach them what I call “active memorization.” They transfer the words from the pages of the history book to [...]