Do you find that your struggling readers often need a little extra push to help them apply reading strategies while they are reading at home? I often find that my below grade level readers don't naturally apply the different reading strategies that have been taught while they are reading. To help, I created this free Reading Take Home Book specifically to help my students … [Read more...] about Struggling Readers Take Home Book for Reading Strategies
Morning Work Freebies to Start the Year
I use a lot of my review printables and resources from my TeachersPayTeachers store throughout the year. However in the beginning of the year, I like to use resources specifically created based on the standards I have taught so far that year. This builds the students' confidence and makes the review truly a review and independent. To be honest, when I try to use 4th … [Read more...] about Morning Work Freebies to Start the Year
Daily Three Reading Stations
If you are considering implementing reading stations in your 4th or 5th grade reading classroom, Daily 3 or Daily 5 reading stations are a great option. If you are not familiar with Daily 3 reading, it is a variation of the Daily 5 reading which you can read more about here. Daily 3 reading is how I structure my literacy block to allow my students to complete daily … [Read more...] about Daily Three Reading Stations
Personal Word Collector for the Teacher
I am so excited about our spelling program this year. We are using Fountas and Pinnell principles to generate words that follow that principle (with the students' help). But, the best part, we are using the students misspelled words to generate personal word lists. We plan to do a week of principle words and a week of personal words. Here is an example: Week 1: … [Read more...] about Personal Word Collector for the Teacher
Teaching Volume – (Free Volume Hands-on Activity and Posters)
When we moved to the Common Core Standards, volume was a new skill for my 5th graders. Also, since there were three standards that addressed some aspect of volume, it was assessed more frequently than the other standards. I knew I needed to find or create some quality and engaging resources for teaching volume. This post shares my go-to activities, video, and resource for … [Read more...] about Teaching Volume – (Free Volume Hands-on Activity and Posters)
Halloween Freebie
I am joining this fun linky party with Graphics from the Pond. She made this adorable Friendly Ghost Clipart and has created an opportunity to get this set for free and join her linky part to showcase your Halloween Freebie resources! So, I used this clipart to make this cute Halloween Freebie - Decimal Place Value Sort. Check it out and follow the link at the bottom to … [Read more...] about Halloween Freebie
Shared Reading for Upper Grades: Poetry Website
Poetry is something I have always struggled with as a teacher. I have a hard time finding engaging poetry collections and just really don't get into poetry that much as a reader. When I was recommended this great poetry website (http://www.poetry4kids.com/) by a fellow teacher, I knew it was just what I needed and perfect for a shared reading activity. I know that as a … [Read more...] about Shared Reading for Upper Grades: Poetry Website
Teaching Classroom Procedures
Classrooms procedures and explicitly teaching classroom procedures is the backbone of a successful classroom. I always teach, reteach, review, practice, review, reteach (you get the idea!) the procedures all year long. It helps my classroom run smoothly with less distractions and behavior problems. This year, I also wanted to have my students complete some type of … [Read more...] about Teaching Classroom Procedures
4th Grade Common Core Math Games {Free}
I have two math games for you today for free! We love using math games during our math centers and partner games are a particular favorite. I created these 4th Grade Common Core math games to review ways to write whole number, specifically standard form to word form and word form to standard form! This game aligns with 4th grade common core, but we still need to … [Read more...] about 4th Grade Common Core Math Games {Free}
FREE Sentence Stems for Reading Strategies
Each year, I begin my reading instruction with the focus on having my students discuss and record their thoughts while reading using think marks in reader's response letters and other write about reading activities. I implement strategies and instruction for this type of reading before we even get into 5th grade level reading instruction. Since the majority of my students … [Read more...] about FREE Sentence Stems for Reading Strategies
Math Constructed Response Tasks {and Smoothie Math Center Freebie}
I am slightly behind posting and I am about to go out to eat with the family. So, I will keep this short and sweet (which is kinda my style anyway). I want to share a new constructed math tasks resource I have been using with my students to improve their performance on math constructed response tasks. How I Use Math Constructed Response I created math constructed … [Read more...] about Math Constructed Response Tasks {and Smoothie Math Center Freebie}
Back to School Activities {Free}
Over the years, I have collected several different back to school activities. However, I always like adding to my collection and trying out new activities and printables. So this summer, I designed this free pack of back to school activities that has a few random printables and activities that I thought my students would enjoy. This is perfect for those upper grade … [Read more...] about Back to School Activities {Free}