Elementary schools

You'll LOVE this! Persuade, Entertain, Inform: Author's Purpose Lesson, PPT, worksheet

FREE Welded Sounds Spelling Mats -This Reading Mama

Reading fluency is not just about speed! Teach your students how to be REAL readers with this free reading fluency rubric.

Upper Elementary Mentor Texts for Teaching Synthesizing

Personal Narrative Books Kids Love. My students loved these and they were great mentor texts to get them excited about writing.

Hi Everyone! I hope everyone is having a FANTASTIC summer. If you are anything like me, you spent all of June telling yourself summer would…

Yesterday I posted about how my team makes departmentalizing work in 3rd grade. Today, I’m back with 10 tips that help everything run smoothly. Let’s get to it! Tip 1: Label Everything!…

FREE Visual direction cards to display the order you would like steps to be completed on your students' assignments.

The lessons you teach at the beginning of the year are crucial for laying the foundation and setting the tone for the rest of the school year. During the first week, your schedule should be a mix of teaching procedures and expectations as well as building a strong classroom community. Download o

I wanted to stop by today and share some a few of my “go-to” activities during the first week of school to build our classroom community and set expectations for […]