Teaching with Jennifer Findley
Upper Elementary Teaching Blog
Welcome to the exclusive library of freebies for my email list subscribers (that’s you!)! Below, you will find links to freebies that are either not found anywhere else or that are normally sold in my TeacherspayTeachers store.
Click on the download icon on the image to download the resource. Freebies will be added regularly, so make sure that you check back or follow me on social media to get notified when I add a new one.
This resource includes 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. For more 4th-5th grade paired passages, click here.
This resource includes two St. Patrick’s Day-themed story starters, in both print and digital to fit your classroom needs. You can use them as independent writing exercises or as a group activity. For more St. Patrick’s Day-themed activities, click here.
This freebie includes a football-themed reading text with comprehension and skill printables. Click here to view more reading comprehension texts and printables in this same style.
This resource includes two winter-themed story starters, in both print and digital to fit your classroom needs. You can use them as independent writing exercises or as a group activity. Click here for more engaging winter activities for grades 4-5.
This resource covers eight different types of poems, and each page contains a definition of the type and an example. Both print and digital are available to fit your classroom needs. Click here for more engaging poetry activities for grades 4-5.
This resource includes two Christmas-themed story starters, in both print and digital to fit your classroom needs. You can use them as independent writing exercises or as a group activity. Click here for more engaging Christmas activities for grades 4-5.
This resource includes two Thanksgiving-themed story starters, in both print and digital to fit your classroom needs. You can use them as independent writing exercises or as a group activity. Click here for more engaging Thanksgiving activities for grades 4-5.
This resource includes two fall-themed story starters, in both print and digital to fit your classroom needs. You can use them as independent writing exercises or as a group activity. Click here for more engaging Fall activities for grades 4-5.
This resource includes two Halloween-themed story starters, in both print and digital to fit your classroom needs. You can use them as independent writing exercises or as a group activity. Click here for more engaging Halloween activities for grades 4-5.
This resource includes a prompt page, as well as planning and publishing pages. Printable and digital versions included. Digital access can be found on page 2 of the PDF. Click here for more engaging Halloween activities for grades 4-5.
This freebie includes two paired passages about Mardi Gras (one informational text and one fiction story) and 12 text-dependent questions written on task cards. Perfect for a reading station or center. Click here to see more Paired Passage Reading Centers!
Engage your readers with this Chinese New Year informational text and game-board style questions! For more reading games for 4th and 5th grade, click here.
Add some “color” into your math instruction with these Thanksgiving-themed color-by-answer and code math printables. Click here to see more Thanksgiving-themed activities for upper elementary.
Add some “color” into your math instruction with these Halloween-themed color-by-answer and code math printables. Click here to see more Halloween-themed activities for upper elementary.
Students will enjoy practicing their reading comprehension skills with this passage about candy corn and text-dependent gameboard. Click here for more reading games for grades 4-5.
Students will enjoy practicing their reading comprehension skills with this fall-themed reading passage and gameboard. Click here for more reading games for grades 4-5.
Add some “color” into your math instruction with these fall-themed color-by-answer and code math printables. Click here to see more fall-themed activities for upper elementary.
This mini-booklet reviews main idea, context clues, inferences and MORE. For more back to school activities, click here.
This mini-booklet reviews main idea, context clues, inferences and MORE. For more end-of the-year literacy activities, click here.
This mini-booklet reviews main idea, point of view, inferences and MORE. For more spring-themed activities, click here.
This task card set includes 24 spring-themed task cards – twelve task cards for grades 5-6 and twelve task cards for grades 3-4. Click here for more Spring-themed activities and resources.
This mini-booklet reviews main idea, context clues, inferences and MORE. For more St. Patrick’s Day-themed activities, click here.
This freebie includes a nonfiction text with comprehension and skill printables all about pi. Perfect for Pi Day! Click here to view more reading comprehension texts and printables in this same style.
This mini-booklet reviews main idea, context clues, inferences and MORE. For more Valentine’s Day-themed activities, click here.
This task card set includes 24 winter-themed task cards – twelve task cards for grades 5-6 and twelve task cards for grades 3-4. Click here for more Winter-themed activities and resources.
This mini-booklet reviews main idea, context clues, inferences and MORE. For more Christmas-themed activities, click here.
This mini-booklet reviews main idea, context clues, inferences and MORE. For more Winter-themed activities, click here.
This mini-booklet reviews main idea, context clues, inferences and MORE. Includes a digital version for Google Slides. For more Thanksgiving-themed activities, click here.
These mini-booklets review main idea, context clues, inferences and MORE. Click here for more Halloween activities. For more fall-themed activities, click here. For a video of how to cut and fold these booklets, click here.
This freebie contains a list of essential questions for the major reading CCSS literature and informational skills.
This free resource includes three leveled “Find Someone Who” review activities for parts of speech.
This resource includes an engaging and rigorous paired passage reading center. Click here to purchase the full set!
Review similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification with this engaging freebie!
This freebie includes 15 fraction math review centers. Click here to see MORE free math centers!
This is a perfect math center for 4th graders, review for 5th graders, and enrichment for 3rd graders. Click here to grab MORE math center freebies!
This freebie is full of math charts and tools to make math toolkits for your students.
This freebie reviews similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification with a fun summer theme! Click here to see more holiday-themed figurative language activities.
This freebie is a test prep language center for reviewing commas. Click here to purchase the full set of test prep language centers.
This freebie includes 6 math tasks- three for 4th grade and three for 5th grade. Click here to purchase more constructed response tasks for 4th grade, and click here to purchase more constructed response tasks for 5th grade.
This freebie is a complete reading center with a text and game board with text-dependent questions. Click here to purchase more reading games for 4th and 5th grade.
This freebie is an organized list of classroom procedures to teach. Click here to purchase more resources for teaching procedures and rules.
This interactive notebook paired text freebie is a great way to introduce paired texts to your students. Click here to purchase more!
This freebie includes an engaging (and differentiated) reading game to review 3rd grade fiction skills. Click here to purchase more 3rd grade reading centers and games.
This HUGE freebie includes 32 partner games for reviewing multiplication and division facts. Click here to purchase more partner math games for 4th and 5th grade.
This engaging freebie includes 16 math logic puzzles with a summer theme. Click here to see more summer-themed resources and activities!
This engaging freebie includes 16 math logic puzzles with a spring theme. Click here to see more spring-themed activities and resources.
This engaging freebie includes 16 math logic puzzles with a St. Patrick’s Day theme. Click here to see more St. Patrick’s Day-themed activities and resources.
This engaging freebie includes 16 math logic puzzles with a Valentine’s Day theme. Click here to see more Valentine’s Day-themed activities and resources.
This engaging freebie includes 16 math logic puzzles with a winter theme. Click here to see more winter-themed activities and resources.
This engaging freebie includes 16 math logic puzzles with a Christmas theme. Click here to see more Christmas-themed activities and resources.
This engaging freebie includes 16 math logic puzzles with a Thanksgiving theme. Click here to see more Thanksgiving-themed activities and resources.
This engaging freebie includes 16 math logic puzzles with a Halloween theme. Click here to see more Halloween-themed activities and resources.
This engaging freebie includes 16 math logic puzzles with a fall/autumn theme. Click here to see more fall/autumn-themed activities and resources.
This engaging freebie includes 16 math logic puzzles with a back-to-school theme. Click here to see more back-to-school activities and resources.
This freebie contains journal prompts for the mathematical process standards. Click here to purchase math journal prompts specific to 5th grade common core standards.
This freebie includes a reading passage and activities about New Year superstitions.
This free math activity is perfect for the end of the year and/or reviewing geometric elements and terms.
This task card set includes 24 fall-themed task cards – twelve task cards for grades 5-6 and twelve task cards for grades 3-4. Click here for more Fall-themed activities and resources.
This freebie includes 6 roll and answer review centers- 3 math centers and 3 language math centers.
