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School-Wide Events: Fun and Educational Ideas to Build School Spirit
One of the most popular committees at our school is the school-wide events team, which plans activities that are fun for students, families, staff, and even the larger community. These events are used as incentives, academic boosters, fundraisers, etc. I…
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Incorporating Picture Books In Your Upper Elementary Classroom
I love incorporating picture books in the upper elementary classroom as much as possible. There’s often a misconception that picture books are only for younger students, but they’re a great way to reinforce concepts for upper elementary students too. I…
Practical Classroom Decor Tips
Mid-July is always that time of year when back to school thoughts start sneaking into my head pretty consistently. Maybe it’s all the school supplies in stores and the social media pictures of perfect classrooms that pop up this time…
Favorite Math Picture Books
I love incorporating picture books into math, so I am ALWAYS looking for new math picture books to add to our collection. When I asked some of my favorite teacher friends on Instagram and our Inspired in Upper Elementary Facebook…
Digging Deeper: Teaching Inference in Upper Elementary
Teaching inference is an important skill. Of course, by the time they reach upper elementary, many students are familiar with it, but it’s such a critical one and one that we can continue to hone and develop throughout our entire…
Teaching Language Skills: Nouns and Verbs
Upper elementary students are pretty familiar with the function of nouns and verbs, but that doesn’t mean we can skip teaching this crucial language skill. Nouns and verbs lay the foundation for building sentences, correctly punctuating sentences, etc. This is…
Teaching Coordinate Grids
There are some standards I highly anticipate teaching, and coordinate graphing is one of them! Teaching coordinate graphing in upper elementary can be a ton of fun, and there are so many ways to make it incredibly engaging. There are…
Math Projects: Differentiated Hands-On Learning
When I’m looking for rigorous practice that’s so fun the students almost forget they’re learning, I turn to math projects! These projects hold so much learning power with their real-world connections, differentiation options, collaborative learning opportunities, and numerous avenues for…
Student Rewards: Beyond The Skittles
As I wrap up one year and start looking forward to the next, I use it as a time to reflect on what did (and didn’t!) work. Reassessing classroom management strategies is always part of that thought process and student…
Last Day of Teacher Appreciation Week Giveaways!
I hope you have been feeling alllllll the love this week, teacher friends! For our last day of teacher appreciation week, I’m giving away FOUR $50 TWAMV credits. YES!! How to Enter You have four different opportunities to enter this…
MORE Teacher Appreciation Giveaways
As promised, I’m back with more teacher appreciation giveaways! We are on Day 5 of my Teacher Appreciation Week giveaway! So far, I’ve given away books, school supplies, and a whole bunch of TpT Gift Cards. Today’s giveaway is a…
Teacher Appreciation Week Giveaways!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! This week, I’m thrilled to be giving you some of my very favorite teacher goodies. Each day will be new and exciting and geared JUST toward teachers and the things you love the most. You can…
