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Here are 9 fun upper elementary classroom activities for holidays around the world! Includes everything from pen pals and a trip to writing creative resolutions.
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9 Activities to Teach Holidays Around the World

Who doesn’t love the holiday season? As they say, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. When you teach holidays around the world in your classroom, you can quadruple the holiday fun. That’s why I wanted to share my…
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These beautiful fall picture books are perfect for teaching character and academic skills in upper elementary. Includes our anchor chart!
Anchor Charts | Book Recommendations | Literacy | Literacy Anchor Charts | Picture Books | Reading Skills | Seasonal

4 Beautiful Fall Picture Books for Teaching Character and Academic Skills

I’m a HUGE fan of finding picture books with similar themes, characters, and challenges and having students analyze them. They work so well for both academic and character goals, so at any given time, you will likely find a similar…
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Embrace the Halloween spirit and transform your classroom into a cauldron of mathematical excitement with this collection of Halloween math activities!
Free | Halloween | Holidays | Math | Seasonal

Spooktacular Halloween Math Activities for Upper Elementary Students

Are you looking for a way to make math more thrilling and engaging during the Halloween season? You’ve found it! In this blog post, I’ve curated a collection of fun and educational Halloween math activities specifically designed for upper elementary…
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Make planning your next novel study easy with these 5th grade novel study books! These books will entertain and ignite a passion for reading.
Book Recommendations | Homeschool | Literacy | Novel Study | Novel Study | Novels & Picture Books

5th Grade Novel Study Books

We have one more post in our novel study series, and today, I’m sharing my favorite 5th grade books for novel study. In case you missed the previous posts, I shared my favorite 3rd grade novel study book recommendations and…
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Working together is an important life skill that doesn’t always come naturally to our students. Here are my best tips for supporting group work.
Back to School | Building Routines | Classroom | Classroom Management

Tips For Supporting Group Work and Collaboration

Group work. Collaborative projects. Team-based assignments. No matter what you call them, working together is an important life skill that doesn’t always come naturally to our students. We need to intentionally build in time for supporting group work in our…
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If you’re new to focus walls in upper elementary, think of them as a designated area where you’ll display key information and resources to support student learning.
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Tips for Using Focus Walls in Upper Elementary

Are you required to display learning objectives or focus walls in your classroom? Many schools now require focus walls in upper elementary as a way to clearly communicate and display what students are learning. While you might be nervous about…
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Research shows that reading fluency is a direct indicator of comprehension success. One of my go-to ways to practice fluency is with fluency picture books!
Book Recommendations | Fluency | Literacy | Novels & Picture Books | Picture Books

 7 Favorite Fluency Picture Books

You may have started hearing more and more about the science of reading, which is a body of research about how kids learn to read and evidence-based instructional practices on how to effectively teach kids to read. Though the research…
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Register for 8 weeks of FREE professional development. The weekly tips will leave you better prepared to teach 8 key upper elementary reading and math skills.
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8 Weeks of Free Professional Development for Teachers

I am so excited to share eight weeks of FREE professional development resources with you!​ These weekly tips will leave you better prepared to teach eight key upper elementary reading and math skills all year. Skills Covered in the Free…
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Make planning your next novel study easy with these 4th grade novel study books! These books will entertain and ignite a passion for reading.
Book Recommendations | Homeschool | Literacy | Novel Study | Novels & Picture Books

4th Grade Novel Study Books

We’re continuing our novel study series by looking at the best 4th grade novel study books. In case you missed it, I already shared my favorite 3rd grade novel study book recommendations and general novel study tips in this post,…
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Make planning your next novel study easy with these 3rd grade novel study books! I've also included my favorite accountability tips!
Book Recommendations | Homeschool | Literacy | Novel Study | Novels & Picture Books

3rd Grade Novel Study Books

Most teachers have a passion for stockpiling at least two things: school supplies and books! I cannot resist browsing new books for read alouds, mentor texts, and novel studies. Of the three, novel studies can be the trickiest to plan….
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Learn six strategies for increasing critical thinking through word problems and error analysis. Also includes several FREE resources to improve critical thinking.
Math | Critical Thinking | Free

6 Strategies for Increasing Critical Thinking with Problem Solving

For many teachers, problem-solving feels synonymous with word problems, but it is so much more. That’s why I’m sharing my absolute favorite lessons and strategies for increasing critical thinking through problem solving below. You’ll learn six strategies for increasing critical…
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This free character education lesson is perfect for building relationships and conversation skills during morning meeting.
Morning Meeting | Back to School | Building Community | Classroom | Free | Seasonal

Free Character Education Lesson for Morning Meeting

We often take the ability to have meaningful conversations for granted, but this is actually an important character education skill that needs to be taught, modeled, and practiced. That’s why I am such an advocate for morning meeting and make…
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Over the course of sever days, we read all four of these sweet books (which all feature pencil and eraser as the main characters), analyze and compare the characters, and write themes and lessons learned from the books. You can pick and choose to read any combination of the four!

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There are two questions I always get from parents: There are two questions I always get from parents: 1️⃣”What should I work on with them over the summer?” and 2️⃣ “What books do you recommend for my child?” 💥 So, I put together a FREE resource for you to send home to help parents support their kids over the summer! 

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Just say noooo to those end of book tests and packets of endless comprehension questions. Say “YES” to super fun cumulative novel projects. 🤗 I’ve been doing this one — where kids create an Amazon listing for their book — for YEARS, and it never gets old!
We end our school year the same way we started it, We end our school year the same way we started it, and it always warms my heart to see how far we’ve come. 💕❤️🥰 I’ve adapted Find Someone Who to have an end of the year twist, and it’s a really special, sweet way to see kids come together for a few minutes at the end of the year! 

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I’m a big believer in keeping our schedule as consistent as possible and continuing to have high expectations while also embracing the fun and celebration that comes with the end of the school year! Each of these activities accomplishes just that — total engagement but consistency right until the very end! ☀️
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