Get Inspired

I’m so glad you’ve joined me on my little corner of the Internet! I’ve been sharing teaching resources and ideas on my blog since 2011, so it can be a little hard to know where to start. I’ve created this page to highlight some of my most popular posts and resources to help you get started.

Literacy

Teaching reading and writing are two of my passions, and I absolutely love sharing lesson ideas here. From quick lessons to complete units, scroll down to see all the different literacy lessons I’ve shared over the years.

Implementing Enrichment Binders for High-Achieving and Gifted Learners

Elevate Your November Literacy Lessons with Engaging Passages & Picture Books

Beyond the Curriculum: The Best Supplemental ELA and Math Resources for Upper Elementary

Narrative Writing Mentor Texts

The Best Strategies for Differentiated Instruction (Without Burning Out)

Units of Study Using Rich Picture Books

More Literacy Ideas

Grammar

You have found your go-to location for all things upper elementary grammar. I promise I won’t judge your grammar, but I WILL help you teach it!

“Giggles and Grammar” Curriculum for Upper Elementary

6 Ways To Integrate Daily Grammar Practice Into Your Routines

Activities for Teaching Punctuation: Quotation Marks, Dialogue, and Apostrophes

Language Skill Activities: How to Teach Conjunctions, Interjections, Articles, and Prepositions

Teaching Adjectives and Adverbs

Teaching Language Skills: Nouns and Verbs

More Grammar Ideas

Novels & Picture Books

I’m passionate about incorporating authentic picture books and novels into my classroom on a daily basis. Whether you’re looking to use picture books to teach reading skills, implement novel studies, or incorporate books into your morning meeting to address essential social and emotional skills, you’ll find it all here!

Why I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Teaching Novels in Verse in Upper Elementary

One Word Goal Setting for Kids: A Meaningful Back-to-School SEL Activity

40+ Best Novels for End of the Year Novel Studies

Easy Picture Book Showdown Competition for March Madness in the Classroom

Elevate Your November Literacy Lessons with Engaging Passages & Picture Books

More Novel & Picture Book Ideas

Math

Making math engaging and fun doesn’t mean eliminating rigorous content! Over the last several years, I have shared hundreds of math lessons and ideas in the blog posts below. From teaching error analysis skills to tackling multi-step problems, you are guaranteed to find an engaging math lesson in the archives.

Implementing Enrichment Binders for High-Achieving and Gifted Learners

Beyond the Curriculum: The Best Supplemental ELA and Math Resources for Upper Elementary

The Best Strategies for Differentiated Instruction (Without Burning Out)

Units of Study Using Rich Picture Books

How To Use Student Assessment Data: Practical Tips for Differentiation and Growth

More math Ideas

Anchor Charts

Over the years, I have created dozens of anchor charts in my classroom. I am a huge proponent of creating anchor charts with my students, and I strongly believe that the perfect anchor chart isn’t always pretty. The posts below feature many of my anchor charts.

More Anchor Chart Ideas

Classroom

Whether you are looking for tips to better manage your classroom, classroom design, flexible seating, or classroom organization, you are in the right place! Browse through the posts and categories below to explore all of my tips and tricks for running your classroom.