A farmhouse theme classroom can be such a calming and welcoming space. This look can be easily created. Transform your classroom with these simple ideas. I love a pretty classroom. Although I realize that classroom decor is not the most important aspect of teaching, having a pretty classroom makes a
How to Decorate a Classroom on a Budget This Year Decorating your classroom can be a lot of fun! Some teachers love it, while others hate it. I tend to love decorating my classroom. I have spent a lot of time over the years putting together my classrooms, and I
You have spent hours upon hours creating that perfect resource, and you are now ready to upload it to Teachers Pay Teachers…but is the product really ready? Take another look at the cover. Your product cover is the first thing that potential buyers will see about your resource, and it
Testing always seems to be looming over every teacher’s head like a dark rain cloud. We can’t seem to escape it. Over my teaching career, I have seen a variety of state and local tests come and go. I was blessed to begin my teaching career in a time when
Do you use any strategies for writing summaries with your upper elementary reading students? Summarizing is a brief account of the main points of a story. On the surface this seems simple, but for many students, summarizing is a challenge. Explicitly teaching as well as modeling and practice is needed
How to improve reading comprehension? Every reading teacher asks this question, and unfortunately, there is no simple answer. Helping our upper elementary students improve reading comprehension is every reading teacher’s focus the entire school year. How to Improve Reading Comprehension Helping students to comprehend what they read is always at
Main Idea Activity For upper elementary students, main idea is an important skill, but it can be difficult for some students to master. When students are able to determine the main idea of a text and identify details to support the main idea, it helps them remember important information and
Are you looking for some personification lesson ideas for your upper elementary classroom? One of my favorite things to teach is figurative language. I enjoy helping students identify figurative language, discover it in stories and poems, and ponder what it means and why the author chose to write or describe
The month of October can be a great time for teachers to fill lesson plans with fun activities that are fall and Halloween-related. Creating October classroom activities is sure to get your students excited about reading and grammar during the month of October, even in upper grades. To add a
Superhero Classroom Ideas Each year our school incorporates a school-wide theme at the beginning of the year. The theme is always the inspiration that we use to decorate our hallways and create fun activities for the beginning of the school year. This year, our school-wide theme is Superheroes. For me
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