The type of vocabulary activities you use when teaching new vocabulary to your students can make or break you! Try these proven strategies and a FREEBIE!

There is a surefire way to keep your students engaged throughout the day with these 5 fun ways to use food in your classroom instruction.

Make teaching students about finding the area more fun in the classroom with these five activities! Including area robots, area crowns, area dinosaurs, & more!

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Sample a day of Rooted in Reading with these lesson plans and activities for Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar!

Happy September to all my fall-loving friends! As soon as September hits, I know I'm ready for all things fall, but the weather here in Texas just does not

Kick the Spring jitters with no hassle Spring reading activities! All you need is a Spring book, drawing, and sticky notes to complete these Spring classroom activities!

Are you teaching about life cycles? These life cycle activities can be used for chickens, butterflies, or any other life form! Plus, you need this FREEBIE!

Sample a day of Rooted in Reading with these lesson plans and activities for Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar!

Hey y'all! Today is a HAPPY day and even a HAPPY Monday because we only have four days until Thanksgiving break around here! Yes, it's still

We are on our 4th week of measurement in my class! PTL the rulers are put away this week because we've moved onto learning about area! After 3

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I've got one more summarizing idea to share with you! Did you see my other posts about writing summaries HERE and HERE?

I've never been much of a reader. That may come as a shock since I'm a 2nd grade READING and Math teacher. But, it's true. My parents used

Do your kiddos love learning about animals as much as mine do? They cannot get enough. No matter their age, they just love reading, researching, and learning

Measurement is one of my most favorite math concepts to teach. Put a ruler in the hands of a student and they are as happy as a peach! When Hope

Well hello there, friends! Sorry for the absence this week... soccer season started for our little one, plus lots of birthday parties, family

Here are 7 summary activities for teaching students how to write a summary using with SWBST. Find strategies, hands-on activities, and comprehension! Freebies!

Use these apple activities to ease into Fall in the classroom! Featuring apple snacks, apple science, apple art, and a FREEBIE!

This is going to be a QUICK post because I am all kinds of #teachertired this week. It may have something to do with finishing THIS project, but it was

Have you ever read Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker by Christianne Jones? My kiddos have always LOVED this book. It's actually PERFECT for Back to School because

Are you enjoying APPLE WEEK so far? I know I am! Yesterday I shared my favorite apple books along with an apple reading activity with you. You can grab that

I love teaching fables in the classroom. They're fun and teach a valuable lesson, but finding fable activities is tough. Well, I believe I can help!

St. Patrick's Day activities including a FREE printable and digital St. Patrick's Day directed drawing for a Pot of Gold with writing pages.

Have you ever read The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry? This book is PERFECT for this week because we are celebrating Earth Day! It is a beautiful story

Have you ever read The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry? This book is PERFECT for this week because we are celebrating Earth Day! It is a beautiful story

Happy September to all my fall-loving friends! As soon as September hits, I know I'm ready for all things fall, but the weather here in Texas just does not

Now that it's October, it's time to talk about all things creepy and crawly! I may not be the biggest fan of spiders, but over the years I have found that

March Madness Basketball Craft and Bulletin Board is ready for your classroom! Pair the basketball buddy reading craft with your favorite picture book. Students make their basketball craft and display with a written reading response or the reading response booklet options. Use the bulletin board letters to create the perfect March Madness display!

Sample a day of Rooted in Reading with these lesson plans and activities for Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Grammar!

I love teaching fables in the classroom. They're fun and teach a valuable lesson, but finding fable activities is tough. Well, I believe I can help!

Step into March with these fun reading mini-lesson ideas featuring Mardi Gras, March Madness, Spring, and more! Plus a FREE drawing for St. Patrick's Day!

There is a surefire way to keep your students engaged throughout the day with these 5 fun ways to use food in your classroom instruction.

I have compiled an entire page of my FREE directed drawings for you to enjoy with your students. Access the full collection right here.

Are you getting ready for review season in your classroom? You'll need these 5 editable math activities to make reviewing math FUN! Plus, 2 FREE activities!

Last week I shared how students in third grade began writing summaries. You can find that post HERE! I wanted to share a few more ideas that I've

The time to prepare for a sub is all the time. Start the year off with an upperhand by creating a dedicated sub tub of no prep activities and easy sub plans.

This is going to be a QUICK post because I am all kinds of #teachertired this week. It may have something to do with finishing THIS project, but it was

Here are 7 fun ways to introduce compound words, plus a FREE workmat! These compound word activities are perfect for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd-grade classrooms.

Make teaching students about finding the area more fun in the classroom with these five activities! Including area robots, area crowns, area dinosaurs, & more!

Since I don't have ANY 4th and 5th grade ELA resources, I went looking for some fun things for us to do during our small group time. Here's what I found:

I love teaching fables in the classroom. They're fun and teach a valuable lesson, but finding fable activities is tough. Well, I believe I can help!

I'm so sad to see October go (other than the fact that tomorrow is Halloween, this week has been crazy, and I'm fairly certain that my kids eat candy for all

We are on our 4th week of measurement in my class! PTL the rulers are put away this week because we've moved onto learning about area! After 3

Well hello there, friends! Sorry for the absence this week... soccer season started for our little one, plus lots of birthday parties, family

Freebie teaching resource for Spring on butterflies with a read-aloud and mini-lesson instructional video. Companion pack to the book Farfallina and Marcel.

I don't know about you, but whenever it comes to teaching Nonfiction Text Features it seems like my teacher's toolkit is low on ideas, resources, and

Since I don't have ANY 4th and 5th grade ELA resources, I went looking for some fun things for us to do during our small group time. Here's what I found:

Happy Hump Day, friends! I'm popping in quickly to show you some pronoun action! I made this chart to display the pronouns we've talked about so far in

Teaching parts of speech isn't as difficult as it seems. With these 5 ideas, you can make it easy, interactive, personal, & relatable! Plus a FREEBIE!