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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.

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Here are my best tips for teaching students to make nonfiction inferences, a super important skill for upper elementary students.

Here are my best tips for teaching students to make nonfiction inferences, a super important skill for upper elementary students.

Teaching Students To Make Nonfiction Inferences

This free guide to teaching inference includes checklists, book lists, lesson plans, anchor charts, practice activities, and more!

This free guide to teaching inference includes checklists, book lists, lesson plans, anchor charts, practice activities, and more!

The Complete Guide to Teaching Inference

Teaching regions of the United States has never been so fun! Become tourists to learn about regions in literacy, math, social studies, and science!

Teaching regions of the United States has never been so fun! Become tourists to learn about regions in literacy, math, social studies, and science!

Teaching Regions of the United States: Cross-Curricular Learning Projects

April read alouds and related activities to use during morning meeting and your upper elementary literacy block.

April read alouds and related activities to use during morning meeting and your upper elementary literacy block.

April Read Alouds and Related Seasonal Activities

Improving inference skills is simple with these engaging and unique activities that go beyond just simply reading and answering inference questions.

Improving inference skills is simple with these engaging and unique activities that go beyond just simply reading and answering inference questions.

Improving Inference Skills

Teaching main idea and theme is a critical reading comprehension skills. These resources will help students discern the difference.

Teaching main idea and theme is a critical reading comprehension skills. These resources will help students discern the difference.

The Complete Guide to Teaching Main Idea and Theme

March read alouds and related activities to use during morning meeting and your upper elementary literacy block.

March read alouds and related activities to use during morning meeting and your upper elementary literacy block.

March Read Alouds and Related Seasonal Activities

Teaching current events in the classroom can be daunting, but these tips and resources can help you bring the news to your students' level.

Teaching current events in the classroom can be daunting, but these tips and resources can help you bring the news to your students' level.

Age Appropriate Ways to Use Current Events in the Classroom

February read alouds and related activities to use during morning meeting and your upper elementary literacy block.

February read alouds and related activities to use during morning meeting and your upper elementary literacy block.

February Read Alouds and Related Activities