Engaging Halloween Activities for Your Students
Recently, I’ve talked about using themed activities in order to increase student engagement. The month of October always seems to have lots of excitement and,
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Teaching Nonfiction Text Features in the Fall
Are you looking for a way to make your normal nonfiction content more engaging? One simple way to boost student engagement is to theme your
6 Great Books to Use for Labor Day in Your Classroom
Labor Day is quickly approaching! This holiday is often overlooked because the beginning of the year is so busy. But it is an excellent chance
How to Plan a Class Thanksgiving Celebration
It’s almost time for Thanksgiving! This means some of us will be planning a class Thanksgiving Celebration. Those days before your Thanksgiving break can be
6 Engaging Thanksgiving Writing Activities for Kids
If you’ve seen my recent post about Thanksgiving Reading Activities, here is your follow-up for Writing! These Thanksgiving-themed activities will be great add-ons or replacements
Fun Lessons and Activities for Your Then and Now Unit
Teaching students about the past is always such a fun experience! This social studies topic can be done in several ways, but I like to
6 Ways to Teach the Pumpkin Life Cycle to Students
I recently wrote a blog post about teaching the Apple Life Cycle. I typically teach an apple unit during September and when October rolls around,
8 Perfect Fall Books for Your Classroom
Fall is such an amazing time of year! The temperatures are dropping and the leaves are changing color! I’ve talked in previous posts about using
How to Bring Fall into Your ELA Lessons
Fall is almost here! We’re making it through back to school and it’s time to start thinking about our upcoming units. When moving from “getting
Activities for Teaching the Apple Life Cycle
I don’t know about you, but I love doing an apple unit in September! With Johnny Appleseed and back to school, it is the perfect
Ideas for Digital Thanksgiving Activities
Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Are you ready? I know that many of us are working on incorporating more technology and digital activities in
Activities to Teach Johnny Appleseed
Do you teach a Johnny Appleseed unit at the beginning of the year? It was always a favorite of mine! Read this blog post for
