I've been playing around with Connect 4 and think I've found a fun way to use it for fluency/sight words. I turned it into a game of speed so that students will be practicing recognizing and...
Take your word work reading center to the next level with these low prep and engaging word work centers! Plus, learn how to organize and run the word work center!
Download FREE Words Their Way word study activities and resources for upper elementary. The activities, resources, tips, and more included in this blog post will help you get your word study routines and schedule ready and organized!
Are you looking for ways to improve your upper elementary word study or spelling routine this year? You've hit the jackpot! See how I organize and schedule my word study block and routine, differentiate for all levels of spellers, what word study activities have proved successful with students, and how I keep students engaged and excited about word study. Plus download some free resources to try!
Word walls can take up quite a bit of room, so I want to make sure I'm getting the most out of them. When I put a new word on the word ...
Classroom tips,teaching ideas, and resources for the upper elementary classroom. Teacher Giveaways
Root words, Suffixes/Prefixes Bell Ringers are the perfect and super quick way to teach your middle school students this important ELA skill.
If you've been in a primary classroom recently, chances are you've seen a word wall. While I believe they are an essential part of an early primary classroom,
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Find out some great ideas for how to use book studies in your classroom. Includes tips for grouping students, choosing a book, and starting your book study.
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.
Science of Reading Word Work Fun - Printable Decoding Activity for Upper Grade Readers!Morpheme Word Ladders are the perfect supplement to systematic and explicit decoding instruction at the morphology level.In these word chains, students substitute, add and delete morphemes (prefixes, suffixes, ro...
When I was planning word work for my kiddos, I was struggling to find things that were upper elementary. I wanted students to practice their vocabulary words while thinking and analyzing each word. My other goal was to have my students completely independent. I have learned that to create completely independent children in daily 5 ... Read More about Word Work for Upper Elementary
This spelling activities resource will help out your most struggling spellers. 33 word work activities give students plenty of spelling practice with ANY LIST of words! These word work worksheets are great for differentiated instruction, homework, literary centers, and more.Options for Use:Use them ...
These editable word work activities are perfect for small groups or centers and help every level of reader as they become stronger readers!
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10 engaging word work activities to support literacy instruction in a primary classroom.
This post shares how I teach word study and spelling words in my 5th grade classroom. This word study "program" works well in upper elementary grades.