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End of Year Reading and Math Activities for 4th and 5th Grade

End of Year Activities for Reading and Math

Can you believe it’s time to plan your end of year activities?!  We’re so close to those golden days of carefree fun and relaxation.  No more homework or tests–just long summer days full of possibility.  Until then, you need simple yet engaging activities to sustain the end of year classroom chaos.  Students have been soaking up new reading and math skills all year long, and now is a great time to review those skills before you say goodbye for summer.  Luckily, the End of Year Reading and Math Review Pack is the perfect resource to have students brush up on their skills!

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April 17, 2023 No Comments
Using Math Assessments to Guide Instruction in 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade

Using Math Assessments to Guide Instruction

Mastering math skills is necessary to lay the foundation for future learning and prepare students for end-of-year testing. Quick math assessments to guide instruction are one way to assess your students’ math skills. To ensure each student receives personalized instruction to succeed on their tests, teachers need an efficient way of quickly assessing each student’s knowledge level. That’s where Math Quick Checks come into play—they allow teachers to evaluate individual performance so they can adjust teaching methods accordingly while at the same time helping students reach mastery by testing day!

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April 5, 2023 No Comments
3 Ways to Differentiate Reading Instruction

3 Ways to Differentiate Instruction in Reading

With spring comes warmer weather, plants blooming, and excitement from students knowing summer is on the way! However, it also means end of the year testing is soon. Teachers work hard all year to ensure students master the skills they need to succeed in reading. By spring, teachers understand their students’ reading levels and look for ways to differentiate instruction for them. 

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April 4, 2023 No Comments
Using Reading Assessments to Guide Instruction in 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade

Using Reading Assessments to Guide Instruction

Before testing, teachers set a big goal for their students—mastering reading comprehension skills! Using reading assessments is one way to do this. Honestly, comprehending reading is a massive part of being a successful reader. However, this can put a ton of pressure on teachers as they try to ensure each student receives the individualized instruction they need before end-of-the-year testing. Since every student has a different reading comprehension level, Reading Quick Checks are here to help!

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March 19, 2023 No Comments
This is a title graphic for a blog post with the title "How to Teach Making Inferences" across the top and a photograph of activity pages for making inferences below the title.

How to Teach Making Inferences

Teaching your students how to make inferences is essential to unlocking their reading potential. This challenging skill requires sharp critical thinking and the ability for readers to understand more than just what’s written on paper. Inferencing is a concept often referred to as “reading between the lines.” If you are having difficulty teaching this important lesson, here are some helpful tips. These 5 steps will take your students from struggling with inferencing skills to becoming masters!

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February 28, 2023 No Comments
This is a blog post title graphic that says "5 Strategies for Teaching Nonfiction Text Features" with a photograph of a nonfiction text features activity for upper elementary grades.

Teaching Nonfiction Text Features – 5 Strategies That Work!

Nonfiction text features are essential to reading comprehension and help students better understand the topics they’re studying. Teaching nonfiction text features in the classroom is a great way to engage students, build their understanding, and improve their overall literacy skills.

In this blog post, we will explore five simple strategies teachers can use to teach nonfiction text features in the classroom. With these strategies, you will be able to provide your students with the knowledge and skills they need to interact effectively with any nonfiction material they encounter. Let’s get started!

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February 10, 2023 No Comments
5 Quick Wins for Teaching Point of View

5 Quick Wins for Teaching Point of View

Students love to be detectives, right? Well, if you are teaching point of view in the upper elementary classroom, now is the perfect time to get your student’s magnifying glasses out! Here, I will show you some tips on how to engage your students in learning all about point of view.

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February 9, 2022 No Comments
Strategies for Building Multiplication Fluency

Why You Need Multiplication Fluency in Your Classroom

We hear a lot about fluency in the ELA world. We want our students to be fluent readers and writers in order to be successful. But what about math fluency? It’s just as important as reading fluency. It begins with addition and subtraction facts and continues to multiplication and division. Some students have trouble becoming fluent in mathematical concepts. Let’s talk all about why you need multiplication fluency in your classroom.

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September 15, 2021 No Comments
Easy Ways to Build Parent Teacher Relationships

Successful Parent-Teacher Relationships

Communication is key to a successful classroom. It helps to foster and build relationships between both teachers and students and teachers and parents. Healthy relationships build trust and help to set the stage for a successful school year. You probably begin communicating with your class before the first day of school even happens. I bet you send out a cute welcome letter or email telling them all about yourself and the fun that is to come. Let’s talk more about the importance of parent-teacher relationships.

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July 12, 2021 2 Comments
Stop the Summer Slide

Stop the Math Summer Slide

You made it! It’s time to celebrate surviving one of the toughest school years in history! You and your students successfully navigated through uncharted territory and made it to the other side! Take a minute to sit back and relax. You’ve earned it! The same goes for your students, buuutttt we don’t want them to relax for too long! You and your class have worked entirely too hard for them to lose all of that knowledge they earned through blood, sweat, and tears. The summer slide is a real thing. Let’s take a look at how to stop the math summer slide.

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June 14, 2021 No Comments
End of Year Memory Books That Are Unforgettable

End of the Year Memory Books that are Unforgettable!

As you approach the end of the year, it is time to start wrapping things up in your classroom. The end of the year is always bittersweet. I’m sure you are excited about the upcoming lazy days of summer. You may also be a little emotional thinking about your students and how far they’ve come – especially through such a difficult school year. They grow so much academically and as people. 🙂 Today, I’m here to help you celebrate their successes and keep their memories close for years to come! The perfect way to do this is by having your students create an end of year memory book!

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May 27, 2021 No Comments
5 Ways to Make Test Prep Fun

Fun Test Prep: 5 Ways to Make it Happen!

Before we can complete the school year, we have to endure standardized testing. I’m sure you’ve been working hard to prepare your students for the test all year long through your daily lessons and activities. No matter how much we prepare, testing is a nerve-wracking time for both teachers and students. It’s important to take some of that pressure off of our kids and remind them to have a little bit of fun along the way. Throughout the years, I’ve learned several different ways to do this. Let’s jump right in and learn about some fun test prep!

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May 16, 2021 No Comments
Figurative Language Teaching Idioms, Proverbs, and Adages

Teaching Figurative Language

Does the thought of teaching figurative language make you feel as sick as a dog? Teaching figurative language like idioms, adages, and proverbs can be daunting if you don’t have a plan in place before you get started. Using figurative language in everyday conversations is something we as adults take for granted, but our young learners haven’t acquired the skills necessary to use idioms, adages, and proverbs correctly just yet. We all know the proverb, “A friend in need is a friend indeed!”, and I’m here for you my friends! I am so excited to share my tips and tricks for teaching figurative language with you.

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April 25, 2021 No Comments
Tips for Teaching Poetry with Free Poetry Vocabulary Game

My #1 Tip for Teaching Poetry in an Exciting Way!

Do you dread teaching poetry? I get it! I’ve been there! The concepts of poetry are oftentimes difficult for children to understand and that makes it challenging to teach. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be this way. After years of teaching and practice, I’ve nailed down a few strategies for teaching poetry effectively in the classroom. They say practice makes perfect, right?

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April 13, 2021 No Comments
April Activities for Grades 3-5

April Activities For Upper Elementary

Aaaahhhh! It’s almost April and you know what that means. The snow has melted and the soft, refreshing rains of spring are upon us. Soon we will see flowers popping up everywhere after a long, dreary winter. In addition to the changes in the weather, April is filled with some fun holidays too! With April Fools Day, Earth Day, and Easter all wrapped up in one month, there are lots of engaging themes to bring into the classroom. I have a lot of fun April activities to help you finish strong.

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March 30, 2021 No Comments

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