Learn how to organize meaningful early finisher activities that cater to diverse student needs, promote independence, promote critical thinking, and encourage student growth.

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Meaningful Early Finisher Activities

Learn how to build connections and student relationships with success stickers. These have quickly become one of my favorite traditions!

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How To Build Connections and Student Relationships with Success Stickers

Brew up some with these upper elementary Halloween literacy activities guaranteed to provide seasonal fun while also addressing your important literacy standards.

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Upper Elementary Halloween Literacy Activities

If you’ve ever found yourself looking around your classroom in the morning and thinking things are a little chaotic, then this post of morning work activities is for you!

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The Best Morning Work Activities

This Teaching With a Mountain View Resource guide is your shortcut to finding exactly what you need for your students separated by topic and season for easy navigation.

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Teaching With a Mountain VieW Resource Guide

Download lists with the best upper elementary books and free printable bookmarks with reading response questions to share with families throughout the year.

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The Best Upper Elementary Books and Free Printable Bookmarks

5 back-to-school activities that have a BIG impact on student learning throughout the year. Learn to cultivate a growth mindset, community, and more.

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5 Simple Back-To-School Activities That Make A BIG Impact

Read our first year teacher tips and learn everything we WISH we had known! We'll cover classroom management, lesson planning, parent communication, and more.

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The Best First Year Teacher Tips

Here’s a round-up of the BEST educational end-of-the-year activities for upper elementary – all are PERFECT for those post-testing days, too!

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Creative and Educational End-of-The-Year Activities for Upper Elementary

These tried and true literacy teacher observation lessons are perfect to use during your teacher observations for the beginning, middle, and end of the school year.

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Observation-Approved Literacy Resources: Tried and True Literacy Teacher Observation Lessons 

Daily math word problems play a pivotal role in mathematical understanding and critical thinking skills. These 3rd- 5th grade sets make implementation simple!

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The Importance of Daily Math Word Problems

Find 8 educational St. Patrick's Day activities for upper elementary, like planning a trip to Ireland using math skills or practicing fluency with Ireland facts.

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8 St. Patrick’s Day Activities For Upper Elementary