Welcome to Alyssa Teaches!
I’m Alyssa! I’m a former first and fourth grade teacher and elementary school librarian in northern Virginia. I have a teacher husband, three kids (6, 5, and 3), and a new pup named Archer. I love creating standards-based resources and sharing tips and ideas to help cut down on teacher stress and save you time! I’m glad you’re here!
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“Before, During, After” Nonfiction Reading Strategies
There are so many ways to teach informational text in the upper grades. One way that worked well for me was to teach the different reading strategies students should use…
Engaging Halloween Math Activities
If you teach elementary students, then you know October can be one of the craziest months of the year. Students seem to get the Halloween sillies weeks before the 31st!…
Engaging Activities to Teach Prefixes and Suffixes
One of the most important skills a reader needs is to be able to figure out what unfamiliar words mean. One strategy to help students determine the meanings of new…