Language & Grammar

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

Teaching Language and Grammar with Technology

Incorporating technology into your language lessons can be a challenge! However, there are several ways to make your digital language activities more effective and engaging.

8 Adjective Activities for Elementary Students

This blog post is all about teaching adjectives in your elementary classroom. Adjectives are important in reading, writing, and language. They are going to be

Tips for Teaching Verb Tenses: Language Mastery

Today’s post is all about teaching verbs! When working toward mastery, students will be learning a multitude of components for language. It can be overwhelming

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