P-I-E is a classic but limited way to teach author's purpose. You need receipts! Teach students to "get the receipt" to determine author's purpose.
Learn why you need to stop saying that author's purpose is as easy as PIE and how to help your third graders move beyond it.
Has PIE’ED made author's purpose more challenging? Don't worry! These 7 tips will have you teaching author’s purpose like a rockstar!
When we discuss theme in my classroom, I often compare it to doing a jigsaw puzzle: when you do one, you shake out all of the pieces, then look for the corners and edges to make a start. Next, you use the picture on the box to guide you as you fill in the rest. When […]
Author’s purpose can be so important for kids to figure out as readers. It can help them determine the author’s point of view and can also make connections to the writing process. It can help […]
Has PIE’ED made author's purpose more challenging? Don't worry! These 7 tips will have you teaching author’s purpose like a rockstar!
I love teaching author's purpose...maybe it's the cozy PIE image it conjures up, or maybe it's the fact that for most kids, this is a concept that they "get" for the most part (with a little bit of explaining and some hands on practice). It's kind of the opposite of long division that way, if you know what I mean! Read more about Author's Purpose and how to teach it in this post by The Teacher Next Door.
Has PIE’ED made author's purpose more challenging? Don't worry! These 7 tips will have you teaching author’s purpose like a rockstar!
Anchor charts that will engage your students while they learn about identifying the author's purpose in a nonfiction text!
When we discuss theme in my classroom, I often compare it to doing a jigsaw puzzle: when you do one, you shake out all of the pieces, then look for the corners and edges to make a start. Next, you use the picture on the box to guide you as you fill in the rest. When […]
P-I-E is a classic but limited way to teach author's purpose. You need receipts! Teach students to "get the receipt" to determine author's purpose.
Steal these for your writing unit!
color by code for reading, story elements, characters, setting, plot, author's purpose, persuade, entertain, inform
These engaging author’s purpose activities help students move beyond PIE and encourage critical thinking.
Has PIE’ED made author's purpose more challenging? Don't worry! These 7 tips will have you teaching author’s purpose like a rockstar!
Help the learning process with these simple strategies for making studennt thinking visible. Perfect for middle and high school English classes.
I am loving the cool PIE finds from Pinterest, it's helping my students so much with our study of author's purpose. I wanted to give them a little bit of a review of some information from other subjects and a chance to put their knowledge of PIE into practice, so I made this author's purpose sorting activity. If you want to use it with a young class (1st or 2nd) the teacher will probably have to read it to them, but it's perfect for 3rd graders...especially Georgia 3rd graders! :) Link here! NOTE: There is an small error...read the comments below for lowdown. :)
P-I-E is a classic but limited way to teach author's purpose. You need receipts! Teach students to "get the receipt" to determine author's purpose.
Has PIE’ED made author's purpose more challenging? Don't worry! These 7 tips will have you teaching author’s purpose like a rockstar!
Teach author's purpose with PIE (persuade, inform, entertain). No prep printables, task cards, a sorting activity and more! Great for Accelerated Instruction Groups! TEKS 3.10C TEKS 4.10A...
The Month of December is such a busy and fun time! I don't want learning to take a backseat, so I made some FUN-filled NO PREP Packets for the month of
P-I-E is a classic but limited way to teach author's purpose. You need receipts! Teach students to "get the receipt" to determine author's purpose.
P-I-E is a classic but limited way to teach author's purpose. You need receipts! Teach students to "get the receipt" to determine author's purpose.
