Teaching adjectives and adverbs doesn't have to be boring. In fact, there are many ways to make this meaningful and engaging for students. This can absolutely be embedded into your writing instruction. However, you may have times where your students need a little extra practice,
Measurement Escape Activity
This measurement escape is a culminating activity for the fourth grade measurement standards. In the activity, students must work together to escape from a coral reef. To escape, students must unlock a series of locks to find their way out of the reef.
There are multiple
Measuring Angles Worksheets & Activities
You can really be creative with your measuring angles worksheets and activities. It's a math concept that lends itself to hands-on and engaging lessons. Of course, reading a protractor can be challenging for students, so they will need practice working with a protractor. In this
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
Division Interventions
High quality math interventions are not easy to find. I can access plenty of digital programs-some that I like, some that I don't. But, students need more than practice on the computer. They need hands-on, guided lessons that provide authentic learning experiences.
Since I'm
Patricia Polacco Author Study
When it comes to children's literature, there's good, there's great, and there's Patricia Polacco. Her books have it all. They are the perfect mentor text for teaching personal narratives and reading. I have an entire week of Reading Unit 4 centered around a Patricia Polacco
3 Step Guide to Word Problems
This article continues the blog series on teaching students who have difficulty in math. So far the series as addressed:
Foundations of Math Instruction
When Your Students Don’t Get It
Systematic Instruction
Mathematical Language
Math Representations
Math
Using Math Representations
While all students benefit from multiple representations in math, students who have difficulty in math need more experiences with these representations. Those experiences may also need to be more explicit and focused. This post continues the blog series on how to support students
Setting Up Your Classroom
You need an organized approach to setting up your classroom. Social media can provide inspiration and ideas. It can also cause overwhelm and anxiety, especial when it comes to setting up your classroom. There can be pressure to keep up with new trends, buy unnecessary materials,