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
As teachers we spend countless hours searching for the perfect activities to go along with our lessons. Having a list of go-to resources that can be used the entire school year can be so helpful by making planning a breeze. To help make your lesson planning a little easier, I’ve
4 Ideas to Make Your First Day of School a Success You have decorated, straightened and organized your room, arranged desk, labeled books and bins, but now the first day of school is just around the corner, and you realize that you have no idea what you are going to
This summer, after attending a reading workshop, I’ve made it my goal to amp up and improve my guided reading and shared reading instruction. With this in mind, I’ve been rounding up ten websites with free articles and passages for upper elementary, and I thought I would share those with
Informational Writing Leads Anchor Chart and Tips Are you looking for ways to help your students with their informational/expository writing? This informational writing leads anchor chart is a great addition to your writing lessons! I’ll admit, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with teaching writing over my teaching career. Teaching students
Giving students opportunities to respond to their reading allows readers to think about their reading, apply key concepts and strategies, and actively engage with the text. This engagement helps enable students to internalize what they read. Continue reading to find 7 fun reading response activities that your students will love!
Creating a vocabulary rich environment in which words are loved, valued, and enjoyed is an important way to help students discover and use new vocabulary. Vocabulary is not something that is memorized and tested, rather, vocabulary should be read, written, discussed, and enjoyed daily. When students see your love for
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