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3 Easy Times to Squeeze Speaking and Listening Skills into Your Day
In today’s blog post we will talk about incorporating speaking and listening skills in your elementary classroom! Finding time to focus on these crucial skills
Teaching Sentences Editing with Checklists, Worksheets, and More
Editing is an essential skill in writing, necessary for polishing a piece to make it readable and engaging. But, it is also important for students
3 Ways to Easily Review Grammar Skills Every Day
Today, we will discuss three simple yet effective strategies to reinforce grammar skills. In most elementary classrooms, it can feel daunting to try and “fit”
Help Your Elementary Students Master Context Clues with These Three Anchor Charts
Context clues are vital tools that help students determine and decipher the meanings of unfamiliar words when reading. As an elementary English Language Arts teacher,
5 Ways Reader’s Theater Can Boost Reading Skills
If you’ve read my blog before, you already know my love for Reader’s Theater. This collaborative activity can significantly enhance students’ reading skills while making
Mastering Weekly Planning for ELA Instruction
As an elementary school teacher, you have bigger things to worry about than constantly changing ELA curriculum and standards. Lesson planning can be overwhelming, especially
3 Anchor Charts for Your Figurative Language Unit
I recently posted a collection of Mentor Texts for Teaching Figurative Language. Today, I am going to add to that topic series by showing you
Assessment & Skill Activities: Prefix, Suffix, and Root
Welcome to the final post in the Word Parts blog series! In this blog post, we’ll be discussing how you can use assessments when teaching
Must-Have Mentor Texts for Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
Welcome to the next blog post in our series about teaching word parts! Today, I have gathered my favorite mentor texts for teaching prefixes, suffixes,
5 Anchor Charts for Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
Welcome back to our blog series about teaching prefixes, suffixes, and root words! In today’s post, we will look at the 5 anchor charts you
Reading Foundations: Affixes & Root Words
This short blog series is about understanding word parts – prefixes, suffixes, and root words. While these concepts are often taught in both language and
Mentor Texts for your Figurative Language Unit
Figurative language is an essential part of developing student literacy. Because of the nature of language and the need for context or connection, it can
How to Use Your ELA Units for Test-Prep in 4 Simple Steps
As much as we hate to think about testing, it is just around the corner. As teachers, we all know that our job is to
Your Guide to Mastering the ELA Standards
Do you use the Common Core Standards? Are you looking for a way to make the ELA standards fit perfectly into your classroom instruction? There
Go-To Blogs for Language Standards
Language and Vocabulary is one of the Common Core domains. These standards cover all things language, grammar, and vocabulary. First, your kids may start with