Teaching genre

Teaching different types of genres help students become lifelong readers. Here are my favorite tips for teaching genre in the library or classroom.

Teaching blog post on using genre crafts to teach genres in the upper elementary classroom

I love encouraging my students to explore a variety of genres, but sometimes that means I need to explicitly teach them about the genres first! These free genre posters are the perfect way to do just that!

One of the staples of the beginning of the year is spending a little time introducing genre. This post provides you with five days of activities that will

Let's jump into READING GENRES! Do you teach and discuss reading genres? I feel like with the ever so popular 40 book challenge genre is a buzz word in education right now...and I love it! I think its so good that we get the opportunity to explore to books with our readers. Gerne is so important because it's a springboard into reading! I wanted to share some of my favorite tips and activities for teaching about reading genres and weaving throughout the curriculum throughout the school year…

Engaging ideas for teaching literary genres with literature units in middle and high school ELA. Explore some activities you can try today!

Hosting a Book Bakery in our classroom was the perfect way to introduce my students to reading genres! In first grade, each student is still discovering what

Types of Fiction Anchor Chart: Folktales, Legends, Fairy Tales, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, and more.

This blog post focuses on teaching the various genres to upper elementary students. It includes a genre anchor chart and multiple free activities!

Every year I have kids who read and read but then have no idea what kind of text they read. It usually happens like this. Question: Wha...