language arts lessons

6 Great Winter Poetry Ideas and Activities

Winter Poetry Ideas and Activities

Wonderful Ways to Use Color Coding in the Classroom to Increase Learning

What are ways to use color coding in the classroom for teaching reading and grammar? Have you ever considered crayons or highlighters an important tool or a beneficial strategy? Studies have shown that color can play a very powerful role in memory. It may help in memorizing as well as

Fun Fall Writing Activities for 3rd, 4th, or 5th Grade

Using fun fall writing activities in your writing class is a great way to get your students interested and excited about writing. There is no doubt that writing lessons, modeling, and everything that goes along with a great writing lesson are important in helping our students become great writers, adding

5 Fun Ideas for Teaching Nouns

Even upper-grade students sometimes still struggle with locating and identifying nouns in sentences and let’s face it. Creating a nouns lesson that is engaging and interesting for students can be difficult! I’ll admit it, nouns is not an easy topic to make interesting and fun. So, I’ve gathered together some

6 Fun Grammar Posters Activities for Your Classroom

If you teach language arts and grammar, then you may have some eye-catching grammar posters in your classroom, and if you don’t have any, I’m sure you have come across some grammar posters on Pinterest that you have considered using in your classroom. Certainly, these posters are great to display

10 Fun Friday Reading Activities

Fun Friday activities are a great motivational tool, and many classroom teachers use Fun Friday in a wide variety of ways. Why not dedicate time on your Fridays to use some of these creative Fun Friday Reading Activities to help motivate and encourage your students to read? Fun Friday Reading

end of the school year ideas and activities

Fun End-of-the-School-Year Theme Day Ideas

Find fun end of the school ideas and activities that your students will love. Create a fun theme day to celebrate the end of the school year.

10 Fun Ways to Teach Grammar: Using Grammar Activities and Games

Find 10 Fun Ways to Teach Grammar in your Upper Elementary Classroom.

Fantastic Ideas for Teaching Homophones

Find great ideas for teaching homophones in your upper elementary classroom.

5 Fun Valentine’s Day Ideas for Upper Elementary

Find 5 fun Valentine’s Day ideas for upper elementary that your students will enjoy.

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Hello Teacher Friends! I’m Kelly, and I’m so glad you’re here. Supporting elementary teachers like you is truly my joy.

My goal is simple: to help you find meaningful resources and practical ideas for reading, grammar, and writing. I also sprinkle in fresh inspiration for classroom management and decor — all so you can stay focused on what matters most: teaching!