Returning back to school from a long break can be tough for everyone (teachers included). After going to sleep at the wee hours of the night/morning, waking up later in the day, and being out of our routine, getting back into the swing of things can be tough. That's why starting off the week with a big smile and a gentle lead into the second half of the school year is a nice way to get everyone ... Read More about Activities for the First Day Back from Winter Break
Hosting a Book Tasting Activity Beach Bash Style
A book tasting activity is an engaging and powerful way to introduce students to new books and authors that they may not otherwise experience on their own. The beginning of the school year is a perfect time to have students participate in their first book tasting. This engaging activity gets students excited about reading and gives them the opportunity to experience books of various ... Read More about Hosting a Book Tasting Activity Beach Bash Style
Back to School Activities for Upper Elementary
The first day of school can be exciting, nerve-wracking, overwhelming, and magical all at the same time. (Can you relate?) This makes it the perfect opportunity for Getting to Know You activities and collaborative activities as well. It helps everyone get to know a little bit more about each other, and having an activity like this ready for students as they walk in keeps everyone calm and engaged ... Read More about Back to School Activities for Upper Elementary
Engaging Prefixes and Suffixes Activities
Being an upper elementary school teacher, it's easy to assume that students do not need additional lessons on affixes. However, implementing prefixes and suffixes activities can help students master vocabulary reading strategies. Knowing the meaning of affixes can help students understand the meaning of unknown words. As discussed in a previous post, regularly implementing root words, affixes, ... Read More about Engaging Prefixes and Suffixes Activities
Root of the Week to Expand Vocabulary
Exposing students to a variety of new words and having them engage with those words is extremely important for vocabulary acquisition, but we know there are other skills students also need to develop in order to know the meaning of the words they are reading. One of those skills is the ability to breakdown a word into its simplest form and look at the word's root and affixes in order to ... Read More about Root of the Week to Expand Vocabulary
Fun and Effective Grammar Lessons
When you ask your students what their favorite subject is, chances are slim-to-none that the first thing they'll say is grammar. Am I right? Well, let's turn that around. Here are some fun grammar activities that can make elementary grammar lessons into quick and effective learning opportunities for your students that they will not soon forget. A little background on my experience with ... Read More about Fun and Effective Grammar Lessons
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