It's hard to believe it's already time to break out my favorite end of year activities, but here it is! This is always a bittersweet time of year. I'm beyond excited for summer vacation. But, we form a little family during the year, and it can be hard to let them go. In this
Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions
Teaching fractions greater than one (mixed numbers to improper fractions) shouldn't be an isolated part of your fraction unit. Instead, fractions greater than one should be embedded in your fraction instruction. This post includes some of my favorite lessons for teaching mixed
Geometry Worksheets & Activities
When teaching upper elementary math, it's important that geometry worksheets and activities are more than memorizing geometric terms. Of course, these geometry terms are important, but our instruction shouldn't stop there. Students need time to explore and engage with multiple
Teaching Fraction Sense
Rather than titling this post "Teaching Fraction Sense", I might should have titled it "Teaching FOR Fraction Sense" as it's not something that is taught in a few fraction lessons. Instead, it has to be developed over time.
Number sense has become a critical topic among
Fraction Games
Fraction games are a great way to provide engagement and learning support for students. When I think back to how I taught fractions my first few years of teaching, I wish I could go back and apologize to my former students. Yes, I taught the necessary lessons and my students
Allusions to Greek Mythology
Students love learning about allusions to Greek Mythology. To capitalize on that interest I recommend this highly engaging resource for allusions to Greek mythology that is so much fun AND no prep. For your convenience, I included a PDF version of the slides and reading passages.
Teaching Prose and Drama
This article was originally designed to include poetry, prose, and drama. However, I quickly saw the need to give poetry its own blog post, because there is a lot involved in teaching poetry. You can find that post here. In this article, I've shared some of my favorite ways to
Poetry Lessons & Activities
Many teachers wait until late winter or spring to begin their poetry lessons. I like to begin teaching poetry after I teach figurative language, because students have a reference point to relate to during instruction. In this post, I've shared my favorite poetry lessons and
Figurative Language Worksheets & Activities
Figurative language worksheets, activities, and lessons can be so much fun! I begin the unit with a brief overview of figurative language. Students should be familiar with the terminology and its use before analyzing poems. Students then dive in to more in-depth figurative
Noun Worksheets & Lessons
These noun worksheets and activities can make teaching parts of speech a little more fun! To be honest, parts of speech are not my favorite thing to teach. It doesn't even make my top ten list. However, it's a part of our language arts standards, so it's not something I can skip
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