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Graphic Novel Lists for Upper Elementary
It always seems like the graphic novel shelf in my elementary classroom is empty because my students are avid readers of this genre. It’s easy to see why students love them… graphic novels are fun, engaging, and often make reading…
Amazon Classroom Favorites
It’s no secret that a love of school supplies is one major requirement for becoming a teacher, so the question of must-have items for upper elementary always leads to great answers in our FREE Inspired In Upper Elementary Facebook group….
Comparing and Contrasting Texts: Why it’s Important and How to Teach It
If you think of comparing and contrasting as looking for differences between an apple and an orange, it seems like a pretty easy skill! In fact, that’s exactly how I teach students about the essential skill of comparing and contrasting….
Teacher Appreciation Task Card Giveaway
We’re halfway through Teacher Appreciation Week, and I hope you are feeling super appreciated by now. I’m hoping to add to that by giving away TASK CARDS today! It’s no secret how much I love task cards, and today’s giveaway…
Last Week of School Lesson Plans
I can’t believe we are nearing the last week of school, but I’m already finalizing my end of the school year plans. We have put state testing behind us (yay!), so I love to incorporate several super engaging but educational…
2022 Teacher Appreciation Week Giveaways!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Each day this week, you have a chance to win some of the things teachers love most. Books, gift cards, school supplies, manipulatives, digital and printables resources… allll the goodies! You can find out more about…
Activities For Teaching Mean, Median, and Mode
Last month I shared this post about teaching data and graphing in upper elementary, but I didn’t touch on data sets and teaching mean, median, mode, and range. Mean, median, and mode are important data concepts for students to understand….
Teaching Adjectives and Adverbs
Teaching Adjectives and adverbs can seem like a basic skill for upper elementary students, but it is an essential language skill that can’t be skimmed over! You may be tempted to blow past teaching your students these language pieces because…
Task Card Whole Class Review Game
At one point or another, I think we have all played Jeopardy with our classes as a whole class review game. It’s fun, the kids love it, and it’s an easy way to review! On the other hand, It can be…
End of the Year Reading Projects
If you’re looking up end of the year reading projects, then that means something amazing – summer is approaching! This time of year always re-energizes me because state testing is behind us, summer is ahead of us, and we get…
5 Quick Activities for Teaching Angles
There are quite a few angle standards that students need to master during our larger geometry unit, so here are five of my favorite quick and simple ideas for teaching angles. Teaching Angles Anchor Chart We tackle all big topics…
Teaching Data and Graphing
Teaching students to interpret data and graphs is an important upper elementary skill. Data is all around us and being able to display and interpret it is a critical skill! Students encounter graphs not only in math class, but also…
