5 Favorite Winter Books for Upper Elementary Students
I’m always excited to get my hands on new picture books! Winter break is the perfect time to restock your classroom library with fresh new books you’re excited to use…
Category: Reading
“No Fluff” Christmas Reading Activities for Grades 3-5
December can be a tough month for teaching. The kids are full of holiday energy and you’re so ready for Winter Break, but you still have a ton of content…
Thanksgiving Reading Activities
As Thanksgiving approaches, you may be looking for activities that integrate the holiday but aren’t just fluff. That’s why I’m sharing some of my favorite Thanksgiving reading activities for students…
“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 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…
Word Analysis in the Upper Elementary Classroom
I always tell my students that a stronger vocabulary makes them better readers and better test takers! Think of all the vocabulary questions on standardized tests and college entrance exams….