Making predictions is one of my favorite reading strategies to introduce students to each year! We use lots of making prediction strategies throughout the year, like Prediction Boxes, Book Cover of Predictions, etc., but I like to start my kiddos out on the first day of school with making ... READ the POST
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My Jar of Hearts Writing Activity
February is here and Valentine's Day is right around the corner! Two things I love most about Valentine's Day are the "feel good fuzzies" you get from someone else's kind words, and the all yummy candy hearts. So, I created a writing activity that includes both of those things and is perfect for the ... READ the POST
Using Lit. Messages to Boost Reading Engagement!
Teaching reading strategies in the elementary years is so important, especially as students transition from learning to read, to reading to learn! Helping elementary students develop a love for reading is something that we can do as teachers, especially if we have the right tools in our reading ... READ the POST
Math Tic-Tac-Toe in February
Math Tic-Tac-Toe is one of my favorite ways to review math skills with my students! Here's how we play.... Give each student a Valentine Tic-Tac-Toe board (freebie below) and some XO gummies. Draw a teacher tic-tac-toe board up on the whiteboard. This is essentially a game of Teacher vs. Class ... READ the POST
3 Tips for Improving Listening Skills
Teaching your students to follow directions and build their listening skills takes work! I couldn’t believe this when I read it, but did you know that LISTENING makes up 45% of our daily communication?!?!?!?! That blew my mind! As teachers, we spend so much time teaching reading and writing, ... READ the POST
Addition Games for Math Fact Fluency
Math fact fluency takes a lot of practice! Learning addition facts with sums to 20 is a skill students should have mastered by the end of second grade. Yet, there are many incoming third graders that still don't know their basic facts. Developing strong number sense begins early on, and first and ... READ the POST
Fraction Art
Fraction art is a fun way for students to practice fractions as part of a whole. For this activity, students use the Fraction Art activity page (freebie below) and create their own design by using multiple colors. Once students complete their design, they simply count up the fraction for each ... READ the POST
Fraction Pizzas
Learning about fractions is so much fun! There are so many different fraction activities and fraction crafts out there, but making fraction pizzas is one of my favorite! This hands-on activity is a way for students to demonstrate their understanding of fractions as part of a whole. Students build ... READ the POST
Candy Corn Reading Pack!
Candy Corn Reading is a FUN and ENGAGING way to get students reading! You can see a blog post and video of this activity in action over at Inspired Elementary! Included in this pack: 4 Different Candy Corn Write, Slide & Read Mats Blank Candy Corn CVC Word Card Blank Candy Corn CVC Read ... READ the POST
Spelling Activities FREEBIES!
Spelling practice is FUN with these activities from the SPELLING ACTIVITIES: DIFFERENTIATED FOR ANY WORD LIST (10, 15, 20, & 25 Words) Pack! My students LOVE spelling center time, and look forward to all of the new activities each week! The entire spelling pack has over 35 activities + Google ... READ the POST
Teaching Listening Skills to Students
Do you explicitly teach listening skills to your students? Did you know that 70-80% of our waking hours are spent in some form of communication? Of that, listening makes up about 45% of our daily communication! When I learned these statistics, I knew that I needed to be as intentional about ... READ the POST
Money Math Walk Activity
Learning to count money is such a fun skill to teach! Students get so excited to practice counting coins, especially when real money is involved. However, when it comes to practicing writing word problems about money, well, that's usually where the fun is lost for kids. So, I created this Money ... READ the POST
Counting Coins Activities
Counting money is such a fun skill to practice. I love all the great ideas out there on Pinterest and I'm always amazed at how excited students get when real money is involved. Here are a few ideas that can easily be mixed into your math centers for some counting money fun. I love the "Counting ... READ the POST
Favorite Poetry Unit
Teaching poetry is so much fun and so easy to do when you have the necessary tools! I remember my first year teaching fourth grade, our writing curriculum had nothing for teaching poetry. Luckily, I have always loved to write, especially poems, so I developed my own Poetry Unit. It was incredible to ... READ the POST
Candy Corn Reading!
Learning to read is such a fun adventure! Because students need lots of practice and repetition sounding out words, I love creating activities that make it engaging and fun for kiddos. I don't know about you, but Candy Corn can pretty much motivate me to do anything! So for those beginning ... READ the POST