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Teaching Vocabulary Activities: Graphic Organizers & Practice Ideas for the Upper Elementary Classroom

Having a wide vocabulary is a huge part of what helps students to be successful in both reading comprehension and writing. This is why vocabulary is one of the National Reading Panel’s five core elements of reading instruction along with phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, and comprehension. In general, the wider a reader’s vocabulary is, the…

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Teaching Book Report Writing: Book Report Ideas and Formats (Grades 3-5)

Writing a response to literature, or a book report, is an essential part of connecting reading and writing for upper elementary students. It allows them to reflect on what they have read and dig deep into important fiction skills. These can include: Book report writing also encourages students to articulate their opinions thoughtfully, using text evidence to…

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Teaching Students to Analyze Character Traits and Characterization (3rd-5th Grade)

Analyzing character traits is a key fiction reading skill that is needed for successful comprehension. In most cases, authors do not just come out and tell readers the traits that a character possesses. By teaching students to take a close look at a character’s thoughts, dialogue, actions and feelings, students can begin to analyze and…

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Printable and Digital End of Year Activities

5 PRINTABLE AND DIGITAL END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

The end of the year brings testing, finishing up grades, field days, assemblies, and more!  Between all of this (plus exhaustion!) it can get hard to continually create engaging lesson plans.  Having low-prep, meaningful end of year activities for elementary students to work on independently is SO key!  Whether you are distance learning, hybrid teaching,…

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Teaching Book Report Writing: Book Report Ideas and Formats (Grades 3-5)

Writing a response to literature, or a book report, is an essential part of connecting reading and ...

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Teaching Students to Analyze Character Traits and Characterization (3rd-5th Grade)

Analyzing character traits is a key fiction reading skill that is needed for successful ...

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Teaching Vocabulary Activities: Graphic Organizers & Practice Ideas for the Upper Elementary Classroom

Having a wide vocabulary is a huge part of what helps students to be successful in both reading ...

Read More

Printable and Digital End of Year Activities

5 PRINTABLE AND DIGITAL END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

The end of the year brings testing, finishing up grades, field days, assemblies, and more!  Between ...

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Teaching Subject Pronouns to Newcomer ELs (+ Free ESL Grammar Worksheets and Activities)

Using subject pronouns is key to forming sentences and making the English language flow ...

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Teaching the Verb To Be in English to Newcomer ELs (ESL)

The verb “to be” is the most commonly used verb in the English language.  However, it is an ...

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Teaching Vocabulary Activities: Graphic Organizers & Practice Ideas for the Upper Elementary Classroom

Having a wide vocabulary is a huge part of what helps students to be successful in both reading comprehension and writing. This is why vocabulary is one of the National Reading Panel’s five core elements of reading instruction along with phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, and comprehension. In general, the wider a reader’s vocabulary is, the…

Read More

Teaching Book Report Writing: Book Report Ideas and Formats (Grades 3-5)

Writing a response to literature, or a book report, is an essential part of connecting reading and writing for upper elementary students. It allows them to reflect on what they have read and dig deep into important fiction skills. These can include: Book report writing also encourages students to articulate their opinions thoughtfully, using text evidence to…

Read More

Teaching Students to Analyze Character Traits and Characterization (3rd-5th Grade)

Analyzing character traits is a key fiction reading skill that is needed for successful comprehension. In most cases, authors do not just come out and tell readers the traits that a character possesses. By teaching students to take a close look at a character’s thoughts, dialogue, actions and feelings, students can begin to analyze and…

Read More

Making a Plan for Your Poetry Unit (Grades 3-5)

Starting to plan poetry month? a poetry unit? or prepping ways to sprinkle poetry in throughout the school year?  It can be so time consuming to find quality resources for poetry instruction!   These low prep resources below cover everything you will need to plan your poetry unit. They include everything from visuals to display…

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