Organizing Writer's Workshop in the elementary classroom can be simple if you have the right tools! Often, one of the hardest parts of writing workshop is helping students stay organized as they move a piece of writing through the entire writing process. That's what led me to create these awesome ... READ the POST
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3 Reasons To Use Writer’s Workshop Folders
Writer's Workshop Folders are an incredibly valuable tool, especially in the elementary classroom! These folders are a must for your writing block and I want to share with you THREE reasons why every elementary student needs a Writer's Workshop Folder. Reason #1 The obvious reason, Writer's ... READ the POST
Solve It Strips® Math Centers
Why Do Math Centers? Setting up math centers in your elementary classroom will allow you time to work with small groups of students. It also provides your students with engaging math practice. Using math centers is how I get students to practice math facts and build their fact fluency, as well as ... READ the POST
Writer’s Workshop Folder Set!
Writer's Workshop Folders are a must-have tool for every elementary classroom! These folders help teach students about the writing process, as well as keep them incredibly organized! Writer's Workshop Folders are ideal for grades 2-6 (but can also be used 7-12). WITH WRITER'S WORKSHOP FOLDERS ... 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
The Compliment Box
Teaching students the power of their words is so important, especially early on in the elementary years! Giving students an opportunity to practice using their words for encouragement, kindness and to bring others joy is something that we as teachers can so easily build into our day. The Compliment ... 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
Literature Circles 101
Literature circles in the elementary classroom are one of my favorite ways to boost students' reading engagement and get them excited about reading! After successfully launching literature circles in my 4th grade classroom, I knew that when I moved down to 2nd grade, I had to find a way to make ... READ the POST
Classroom Clean-Up Game
I want to share with you one of my favorite clean-up games of all times called "Magic Scrap." This is a quick way to get all hands on deck to tidy up your classroom desks and floors. How to play "Magic Scrap:" Simply walk around the classroom and identify a piece of scrap or trash that will be ... READ the POST
Math Shake 5-Minute Math Fact Game
Math facts practice is something we do a lot of around here! I want to share another one of my favorite 5-minute math fact games. You know how much I love quick, 5-minute math games, because it is often these simple games that help our students master their math facts! One of my favorite games to ... READ the POST
5 Fun Ways to Practice Math Facts!
Math facts practice can be fun and engaging in the elementary classroom if you have the right tools! I want to share with you five fun math fact fluency activities and games that can be used with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts. Here they are... 1. Class Vs. Teacher Class ... READ the POST
Making Predictions Back-to-School Activity
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
Silent Response Cards
Do you look for ways to increase your classroom participation? Do you have students that blurt out, or the same handful of students that tend to raise their hands and answer your questions over and over? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then I have the most amazing student-engagement ... READ the POST
3-D Haiku Poems
Poetry Month is one of my favorite times of year! Elementary students LOVE writing poems and I want to share with you one of our favorite poetry writing activities...3D Haiku Poems! Haiku poetry is a form of traditional Japanese poetry, consisting of three lines. Often Haiku poems use sensory ... READ the POST
Sight Word Activity Book Bundle: Pre-Primer Words
Sight Word Activity Books are a FUN, hands-on way to practice reading and writing the Dolch Sight Words. This bundle includes the first 40 Pre-primer sight words, each practiced in an individual book. Each book is sold separately for $1.00. I am offering this bundle for 50%! Also available are ... READ the POST