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Fun Common Nouns and Proper Nouns Review Activities

Common nouns and proper nouns are one of those grammar standards that we usually review with our upper elementary students at the start of the school year. I've always found it so intriguing how students seem to forget many of these grammar terms even after hearing them multiple times in previous years. Luckily, we can usually move those "files" from the back of their brains to the front ... Read More about Fun Common Nouns and Proper Nouns Review Activities

A List of Hispanic Heritage Month Books for Elementary

Are you looking for Hispanic Heritage Month Books to share with your upper elementary students? Below, are a list of biographical picture books you can read aloud to your students that highlight the lives and accomplishments of some influential Hispanics. (This blog contains Amazon Affiliate links, which means that Amazon throws a few pennies my way if you purchase something through that link ... Read More about A List of Hispanic Heritage Month Books for Elementary

Homophones Activities for Upper Elementary

Why should we include homophones activities and other vocabulary learning opportunities in our upper elementary classroom? Isn't teaching context clues enough? These might be some of the questions that run through our heads when we think of explicitly teaching vocabulary.As teachers, we know that there is a direct correlation between strong vocabulary and reading comprehension, but for some ... Read More about Homophones Activities for Upper Elementary

Fun & Easy to Prep Commonly Confused Words Activities

Let's be honest. One of the most haunting tasks when teaching writing to upper elementary students is editing. Add misspelled and misused words into the equation, and it can be extremely frustrating. The good news is that there are remedies available. One of my favorites is providing students with activities for commonly confused words because not only are they extremely effective, but SO MUCH ... Read More about Fun & Easy to Prep Commonly Confused Words Activities

Teacher Must Haves from Amazon

You could literally spend thousands of dollars on teacher must haves on Amazon, but since I am Your Thrifty Co-Teacher, I am sharing with you today a few items that will literally save you time, help you work more efficiently, and support your teaching in the classroom without breaking the bank. All of the must-have linked items that I will be sharing with you today are items that I own or have ... Read More about Teacher Must Haves from Amazon

Non-Traditional Printable Reading Log

Weekly printable reading logs have been assigned to students since most of us can remember. You may probably remember being assigned one yourself as a student. With this type of traditional printable reading log, students are asked to fill out quite a lot of information. They wrote down what book they were reading, what pages they read, how many minutes they read for, and it usually called for a ... Read More about Non-Traditional Printable Reading Log