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Upper Elementary Teaching Blog
There are few things that catch my students' attention more than food or a celebration, so when I had the chance to add both to a math practice, I definitely took it. This post will share a free St. Patrick's Day math activity that uses cereal marshmallows while providing students with the opportunity to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. If you can't use real food in your … [Read more...] about St. Patrick’s Day Math Graphing Activity
Are you looking for a way to celebrate Veterans Day in your classroom? Do you want to teach students about the significance of honoring the day and recognizing the people it celebrates? In this post, I am sharing a free set of Veterans Day reading activities that will combine reading instruction and teaching the importance of Veterans Day. About the Veterans Day … [Read more...] about Free Veterans Day Reading Activities
Parts of speech are one of those skills that are taught every year and have to be retaught every year, especially as the level of understanding each part of speech required increases. Students need to know the basics to be able to identify them, correct them, and apply them to their own writing. This post will share a free set of parts of speech posters to help you review … [Read more...] about Free Parts of Speech Posters
Academic vocabulary is definitely important in instruction. The vocabulary of the skills and standards we teach is SO important for students to understand and use. If students can’t tell you what compound sentences are, they may struggle with intentionally adding them into their stories to vary sentence lengths and improve their writing. In this post, I will share free … [Read more...] about Free Grammar Posters – Grammar Vocabulary
Are your students graduating or being promoted to another school? Engage your students with this free end of year reading activity that pairs interesting graduation ceremonies and traditions with reading comprehension. In other words, keep your students engaged and reading the last week(s) of school with this free end of year activity with a graduation … [Read more...] about Free End of Year Activity – Graduation Reading Activity
Graduation seems to always be a big deal to fifth graders. Graduation ceremonies are a great way to celebrate their final year in elementary school and send them off with a bang. These free graduation activities are perfect to use at the end of year to get students excited and help them prepare for the graduation ceremony. About the Free Graduation Activities This … [Read more...] about Free Graduation Activities for 5th Graders
Are you looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day without losing precious classroom time for curriculum? I have a solution for you - a free set of Earth Day reading activities! The month of April is usually a hectic time of the school year where testing season is approaching, but there is a still a lot of content to cover. With a lot going on it is easy to overlook … [Read more...] about Free Earth Day Reading Activities
One thing I learned after my first year of teaching was that my students can master a math skill but not show that mastery on a test. One reason for this is the types of questions can throw the students off or confuse them. Especially if the students' mastery of a skill is still emerging or progressing. A way to help with this is to ensure your instruction and assessments … [Read more...] about Math Test Prep: Types of Math Questions
Are you looking for ways to practice reading strategies within your science curriculum OR science during your reading instruction? Do you need some resources to help enhance your science lessons and activities? This post will share TWO free science activities: a set of science centers with reading passages and free graphic organizers that work with any science text or … [Read more...] about Free Science Activities – Science Centers and Graphic Organizers
Are you looking for resources to help with your reading test prep? Do you want to review the different types of reading questions your students will encounter on the test to build their confidence? This post shares a free resource for reviewing and practicing different types of reading test prep questions. This free test prep resource will help you prepare your students … [Read more...] about Reading Test Prep: Types of Reading Questions
Do you want to include paired texts and paired passage practice in your reading instruction all year instead of waiting the month before state testing? This post will share free paired passages posters, graphic organizers, and a question guide (in both print and digital format) that will help you teach paired texts all year and embed them into your existing … [Read more...] about Free Resources for Teaching Paired Passages
Even though parts of speech instruction starts as early as first grade, it seems 4th and 5th graders still need review...and a lot of it. If your students are the same way and you need a way for your students to practice or extend their understanding of parts of speech, then this post is for you. This post will share free parts of speech task cards for grades 4-5 … [Read more...] about Free Parts of Speech Task Cards
