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
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Reading Test Prep: Types of Reading Questions
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
Free Resources for Teaching Paired Passages
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
Free Football Activity – Reading Activity for Grades 4-5
Are you looking for football activities for your classroom before the big game? Whether you're into the game, the commercials, or the snacks, there is always something for everyone to be excited about! There is always a buzz around my classroom leading up to the big football game, so I like to add in some football-themed activities in my classroom. This post will share ... Read More
Digital Reading Sorts for Grades 4-5
Are you in need of new ways to engage your students while they are practicing reading skills and standards? Do your students work well with digital interactive activities? These 4th and 5th grade reading sorts are great for providing reading practice to students in a new (and non-threatening way)! About the Digital Reading Sorts This free reading resource ... Read More
Free Digital Reading Activities
Are you looking for digital reading activities to kick off your school year? It can be challenging to plan reading lessons when you're still getting to know your students and getting to know what they know. You don't want to bombard your students with too many skill-based reading activities before you've reviewed or taught the skills. This set of free digital reading ... Read More
Winter Read Aloud (Free Digital Winter Reading Activity)
While winter may not be the favorite season for most people, it definitely comes with very interesting topics to read about...extreme sports, Winter games, animal behavior in the winter, to name a few. For my students (in the south) we love all things snow. This post will share one of my favorite winter read alouds about snow and some free comprehension questions ... Read More
FREE Reading Skills Feedback Bank for Grades 4-5
Giving students feedback is powerful to drive instruction and student learning. However, giving detailed feedback that both addresses mistakes or misconceptions AND helps move students to the next level can be time-consuming for teachers. This post will share a huge bank of ready-to-use feedback statements for the key reading skills taught in grades 4-5. Let's be ... Read More
Free Digital Exit Slips for Any Lesson
Checking students' understanding after completing a lesson is always important. And it's even more important during digital instruction. In this post, I am sharing free digital exit slips that work for any lesson and in any subject. I will also share some next steps and ideas for using the free digital exit slips. About the Digital Exit Slips Using exit slips allows ... Read More
Teaching Reading Virtually
Teaching reading in 4th and 5th grade can be so rewarding but also challenging. Teaching reading virtually can make that even more challenging. But, with the right strategies and resources, it can be done and done well. This post will share a breakdown of an example way to structure your weekly digital reading instruction, including ways that you can incorporate best ... Read More
Using Task Cards for Digital Reading Instruction
Using task cards for reading instruction is a great way to introduce, model, and teach reading skills and standards in less-threatening ways (compared to lengthy texts). They are also perfect for targeted re-teaching. But how can you maximize these benefits of task cards during digital reading instruction? Keep reading for some ideas and strategies for using task cards ... Read More
Free Digital Graphic Organizers for Grades 3-5
Graphic organizers are a great way to have students respond to texts in an organized way and can be a natural scaffold to move from simple to more complex essay or letter type responses. This post will share some free digital graphic organizers that you can use in your reading instruction. These are great to use the first weeks or months of school to help get your ... Read More
