This post contains the animated short film "Glued." Download the accompanying handout leveled for upper elementary students to teach theme.
Fluency tends to be a commonly overlooked skill, but you can change that by learning about strategies for teaching fluency with your elementary students!
If you are looking for some high-interest activities, try using animated shorts to teach inference. Free handouts focus on student learning.
When trouble is abound in your Preschool or Kindergarten classroom, Sandi is here to save the day! Sandi is an incredible, seasoned, and passionate Kindergarten teacher here to solve your preschool classroom management woes once and for all! Here are Sandi's 7 tips for making sure your Preschool classroom is running smooth and peaceful. Preschool
Step by step directions for teachers explaining how to teach students to build reading stamina in order to become independent readers.
Halloween math activities and reading comprehension can be so much fun with Halloween Project Based Learning! What upper elementary student doesn't love haunted houses and everything spooky? Turn that excitement into learning with a creative, engaging, hands-on Design a Haunted House Project! This project is not only perfect for classrooms already familiar with project based learning (PBL), but it's also ideal for teachers who are looking for ways to really engage students with a high-interest activity. Kick off your Halloween Project Based Learning Unit by showing several different videos or ads which highlight haunted attractions and persuade people to visit
hold students accountable while they independently read with these easy to implement reading tips and tricks and strategies
These easy to use techniques can be used by teachers for students in upper elementary and middle school to develop stronger reading comprehension skills.
While I am a firm believer in students reading real books that they choose and doing this often, I also love to include reading games and reading centers in
This post features literacy center ideas and printables for 4th-grade classrooms. It includes reading centers for fourth grade.
These printable cutting practice strips are an easy way to help your young learners work on their fine motor and cutting skills. Find more Cutting Practice Packs HERE. *The free download button can be found at the END of this post. Printable Cutting Practice Strips You’ll find horizontal lines, vertical lines, zigzag lines, and ... Read More about Printable Cutting Practice Strips
hold students accountable while they independently read with these easy to implement reading tips and tricks and strategies
Unlock strategies for 4th and 5th grade small group reading. Explore different focuses and a six-step process to use.
How to teach ELL students to read challenging, on-grade level texts through Visible Reading, a differentiated, process-driven reading strategy.
Motivate students with independent reading by adding engaging reading sprints...turn the traditional reading log upside down!
Unlock Reading Magic: Dive into animated shorts and task cards for captivating main idea and details lessons! 📚🎬
No more boring book reports! Check out 26+ FUN, creative and unique book report ideas and free printable projects too!
Morphology walls are a great tool in 4th and 5th grade classrooms! Read more and sign up for free posters to make your own morphology wall!
This post explains how teachers can use an academic version of the highly engaging Spoons game to review concepts. Free games included!
Hands-on pre-reading activities that encourage your elementary students to access their prior knowledge and make predictions.
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LEARN TO WRITE YOUR NAME It is so exciting when children become curious about how to write their name. I believe teaching them to write their name should be the first word they learn how to spell . It is personal, concrete and helps them realize that putting letters together in writing has me
I have always assigned nightly reading. Why? I don't assign nightly reading because I want to give students "reading homework." I don't assign nightly reading
One of the fun and hands-on activities from my Seasons K-2 Unit Study is this 4 Seasons Flip Book. Actually, there are two seasons flip books included: one that’s more picture-based with simple language and one goes a little more in-depth. You can get both season flip books in one quick download today. Just click ... Read More about 4 Seasons Flip Book {2 FREE Levels}
Check out the hot potato game, including variations, advice about timers, instructions for play and a whole lot more. Have some fun today!
Progress monitoring is critical in any setting, but it is especially important in the special education setting. And while I know it is important, I also know that it needs to be quick and informative. If you use my special education reading intervention, I’m happy to tell you that you’ll be able to progress monitor […]
Looking for upper elementary first day of school read alouds and activities? This list of favorite picture books and the free activities that come with them will help you build an inclusive classroom community that values diversity. First week of lesson plans done!
Do you want to keep your students engaged and reading during reading time? Read this post to learn about 10 reading centers for upper elementary.
Free International Dot Day Activity (Creativity Challenges) Teachers, are you looking for some free resources for International Dot Day? Dot Day takes place on September 15th. The inspiration for the day comes from the book, The Dot , by Peter H. Reynolds. In the story, the main charac
Looking for fifth grade books for your readers? This is a great place to start! Check out this awesome teacher recommended fifth grade book list!
3rd grade teacher Deanna shares how she saves time and works more efficiently.
Everyone has experienced social loafing, even if you don’t know the term. Social loafing is reduced individual effort on a group task. Classic studies of social loafing find that people pull less on a rope and clap more slowly and quietly when they are led to believe there are other people pulling or clapping, than … Continued
Check out these teaching ideas for the novel Wonder by RJ Palacio and grab free Wonder Novel Study samples and discussion questions.
At my school we call them learning buddies but you might know them as reading buddies or big buddies/little buddies. Whatever you call them, some times it’s hard to think of activities to do with them. I often found myself planning things on the fly so I decided to compile a list of activities that […]
I created some notebook labels for my four year old son to work on each day in his notebook! We have been doing a page or two each d...
Fun ideas for teaching adjectives and descriptive writing that are just right for October and Halloween week in the primary classroom.
Here's how to decide if the Handwriting without Tears preschool program is right for your child. The most important thing to keep in mind is...
