These are some of my favorite St. Patrick’s Day activities for upper elementary students, because we all know they want to have fun too. St. Patrick’s Day was always a holiday that wasn’t too exciting for me, so when I first started teaching it never occurred to me that it might be fun for students. […]
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As a third and fourth grade teacher, multiplication facts are a huge part of my curriculum. While I absolutely believe in teaching for conceptual understanding and deep meaning, I also believe it is important for my students to know their multiplication facts with fluency. (I plan to write a new post sharing what fluency in
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One of my favorite making inferences worksheets and activities is using wordless picture books. They are a great first step toward this challenging skill, because it’s something students do on a daily basis. My students don’t necessarily realize that they are making inferences as they look at illustrations, so I guide them through the process
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I was a bit hesitant to write this post, because I feel that this is a good example of when I made something that should be simple, difficult. I’m usually decent with learning new technology and new platforms, but for some reason I had the hardest time assigning new assignments in Google Classroom. I ended
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I was recently introduced to Google Classroom, and I was completely blown away. I never imaged I’d see the day that technology was so easy to integrate into classroom instruction. I want to be upfront and say that I am FAR from a Google Classroom expert, as I’m still in the learning stages. At the
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Opinion writing lessons can be fun for students and teachers. Opinion writing gives children something they can really get excited about, because they ALL have strong opinions! In this post I share some of my favorite opinion writing lessons and activities. I typically begin teaching opinion writing lessons after my informational writing unit, which you
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These New Year Goals worksheets and activities encourage self-reflection and give students the opportunity to create new goals for the remainder of the school year. It’s always hard for me to believe that the end of December marks the halfway point of the school year. It’s astonishing to look back at all students have learned
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Do you ever have those days or even weeks when you feel like you’re just going through the motions? You’re still doing your job, but that zip and excitement was missing. Whenever I feel that way, I know that it’s time for something new. I 100% believe that there is no point in reinventing
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Student Christmas gifts were not high on my priority list. It wasn’t too long ago that I decided I would no longer give my students gifts for Christmas. I had always gone with the flow and given my students gifts, which appeared to be the norm. It wasn’t that I minded buying gifts, but money
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It’s no secret that Christmas is my favorite holiday, by far. There’s just something about it that is completely magical to me, especially when I’m around my children and students. That’s one of the reasons I like to incorporate it into my routine as often as possible. If you’re not allowed to do Christmas activities,
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