Digging Deeper

18 years of teaching experience in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades

Why is your store called Digging Deeper? When I create lessons for my classroom, the question in the back of my mind is always: "How hard will my students be thinking about this?" I don't like instructional activities that require little brain power. I like to see my students deep in thought and working together to find the answer. My products match this vision. Anything listed in my store is something I have used with my own students. You won't find "easy" quick reading questions. Instead you'll find printables where students have to reference the text and pull out information to complete a graphic organizer or to write a constructed response. I ask my students often "How much brain power are you using today?" If their brains aren't growing, I am failing them as a teacher! If you could visit my classroom, you would see a lot of: Rigorous student activities, Common Core instruction, Inquiry Based Learning, 21st Century Learning, Guided talk, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, differentiation, scaffolding, text-dependent answers, Reading and Writing Workshop, Small group instruction, Sticky Notes, Graphic Organizers, anchor charts, etc. Although my classroom is very structured, I like to mix up my instructional strategies frequently. I try to keep my students on my toes so the learning stays "fresh" and they are engaged each day.

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