
“I Hate Benchmark!” Three Mindset Shifts That May Help
Let’s talk about three changes I made to my mindset about teaching Benchmark Advance in my classroom that made a huge difference to how my
Let’s talk about three changes I made to my mindset about teaching Benchmark Advance in my classroom that made a huge difference to how my
If you’re here because your district adopted the Benchmark Advance curriculum and you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’re going to want to read this. And you may
After a few years of using close readings with my students, I’ve finally gotten to what I believe to be the optimal way to use
I see this question pop up all the time; “What are some suggested read alouds for xx grade?” I decided to create a LIVE Google
Veronica is a fourth grade teacher in Ceres, CA. Last year, she taught fifth grade and created a unique, immersive, thematic corn unit
Did you know Benchmark Advance has novel studies available for grades 2-6? This post outlines the novel and lessons for each grade level.
Ways you can extend learning from home using the Benchmark Advance resources.
The Benchmark Advance Language Arts Curriculum can be a shock to the system! It’s an extremely thorough program with an endless amount of resources to
Benchmark Assessments All too often, we hear from teachers sharing concerns about assessments being too long or not being user-friendly. Let’s chat about ways to
Starting my career out working for Los Angeles Unified School District, I was placed in a school that had predominantly English Language Learners. My particular
Do your students groan when it’s time to pull out their ELA texts? Get them excited about your next unit and what they will be
The “three-reads” method is something that I started implementing while planning for my Benchmark Advance reading lessons. This method actually became an integral part of
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