Teachers know that vocabulary is an important part of reading and language comprehension but teaching vocabulary can be a challenge. One tool that teachers can use to increase student vocabulary is word matrix activities. This post will go into more detail about what word matrixes (matrices) are, activities you can do with them, and free teaching posters to help you get ... Read More
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Free Prefix, Suffix, and Roots Posters (Morphology Posters)
In order to become strong readers (and writers), students need to understand the meaning of words. Breaking words down into prefixes, suffixes, and roots/bases is a great way to help students understand how words are put together and what they mean. These free morphology posters (printable and digital!) will help your students (and you!) remember the most common prefixes, ... Read More
Free Parts of Speech Activities for 4th and 5th Grade
Understanding parts of speech is a skill that is beneficial to students in so many different ways. Finding parts of speech activities for your students can be challenging - especially if you're looking for engaging ones that will keep them interested while they're learning! This post will share my favorite free parts of speech activities for 4th and 5th graders. ... Read More
Free Parts of Speech Posters
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
Free Back to School Parts of Speech Task Cards
Do you need a quick way for your students to practice basic parts of speech? These free parts of speech task cards are just that! Students can breeze through these cards to identify basic parts of speech and demonstrate their understanding of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. About the Printable Parts of Speech Task Cards The printable set is made up of 16 task ... Read More
Word Work Activities for 4th and 5th Grade
Word work is an effective way to help students practice and work with words in engaging ways. But it can be difficult to find engaging and rigorous word work activities for 4th and 5th graders. Rainbow words and writing words in sentences are not the most exciting (or rigorous) ways to work with words. This post will share more details about what word work is, why it is ... Read More
FREE Parts of Speech Activities: Choice Boards
Do your students seem to always need a review of the four main parts of speech before you can dive into grade level grammar skills? This post will share some free parts of speech activities that you can use to help give your students practice while they review nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. About the Parts of Speech Choice Boards Choice boards are always ... Read More
Free Finish the Story Writing Prompts
Do you need fun writing activities to keep your students engaged and writing during the holiday seasons? Or maybe you just want a new engaging way to help your students practice their writing skills. Either way, "finish-the-story" writing prompts are a great option! This post will offer tips for using these types of writing prompts and a way to get 22 total FREE writing ... Read More
Free Grammar Posters – Grammar Vocabulary
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
Free Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences Activities
Are you looking for an engaging way for students to practice simple, compound, and complex sentences to strengthen their mastery? This free set of simple, compound, and complex activities (printable task cards and digital version) are a low-pressure and engaging way for your students to review their understanding. The task cards and activities also make it super easy to ... Read More
Free Parts of Speech Task Cards
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
Valentine’s Day Party Activity for Upper Elementary
I love all things holiday and am always looking for ways to engage my students and keep them motivated to learn and engaged with their work during the months leading up to a major holiday. And even though my students are fifth graders, I still want them to enjoy a bit of the fun of Valentine's Day. In this post, I will share a super engaging mystery bag activity that ... Read More
