Evidence charts and summary sheets are excellent reading comprehension strategies. Increase the rigor in student response with text evidence.
This poster set is perfect for your STEM inspired classroom! It will encourage your little ones to work and learn together - as a team! This file has been updated to include 3 different designs. The new design has changed in color scheme. The old design is still included in this download! Chec...
Fun and easy crafts to enhance your medieval European history lessons in elementary schools.
Fun birthday celebration ideas and tips for teachers of upper elementary classrooms and students. Display, bulletin board, cards, student activities.
A kindergarten teacher tells how she used “structured choices” and supported students in a community mapping project.
January is the perfect time for a classroom reset. Try these activities to help your Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students think about what they can do, and what they want to learn to do. Follow me for more great tips, ideas, and resources to help you teach with BLISS.
Classroom jobs for elementary students are a great way to build community and buy-in inside your classroom. Get the list of must-have classroom jobs here!
looking for growth mindset in the classroom articles and easy to implement tips, tricks, and strategies. This must read article includes growth mindset strategies, picture books and everything you need to kick off the school year with growth mindset in your upper elementary classroom.
Teachers post great ideas on Instagram for everything from keeping your room clean to getting kids moving. We’ve collected a few, plus hashtags you should follow.
Engage your students this February with reading and language arts activities that will help your students focus on important skills.
This calendar and circle time pack is perfect for elementary classrooms and homeschool classrooms. This product can be used in many ways and offers a variety of resources to choose from. While I created this for my own personal homeschooling needs, this product is also great for primary classrooms. ...
Are you looking for some quick and easy ideas for your test prep reading stations? These test prep stations are fun for your upper elementary kids.
Apple activities are so much fun in the primary classroom! Check out my list of favorite books about apples for kindergarten to inspire your planning!
This resource includes 3 Spring-themed math activities designed for use in stations. Students practice addition, multiplication, and shape recognition.
September 11th picture books for upper elementary history and social studies lessons. Free activities to use for Patriot Day 9/11 September 11th
Check out these winter themed picture books to meet the common core standards and content area learning in your upper elementary classroom.
Reading aloud to children in kindergarten and 1st grade, for just 15 minutes a day, can help them become fluent readers, build new vocabulary and comprehension strategies. In this blog post, you'll find the essential steps for a successful interactive read aloud that include: choosing the right books, what to do during the read aloud, and how to ask open-ended questions during read aloud time. Click through to discover how to build a love of reading in kindergarten & 1st grade with read alouds.
Here are 71 questions to build community with kids in your classroom. Use these fun questions in your community circle or as SEL questions.
Teach your students all about the genre poetry with these word wall cards. Each word wall cards includes a description of an important poetry term and includes a picture cue to help students remember that specific term. These word wall cards work great as you introduce your poetry unit. What's Inclu...
These kindness bulletin board ideas for elementary and middle school classrooms are easy to use through winter, spring, fall, back to school seasons.
