How do you know which vocabulary words you should be teaching? Two questions we are always asking as…

Morning Work Activities Picture this. You wake up in the morning and enter your classroom running a bit behind. However,…

When it comes to keeping students interested in nonfiction, sometimes it can be difficult. This is why I have…

There are so many different ways to teach poetry. Some teachers like to stick to reading free form and…

I don’t know many teachers that get as excited as I do about teaching grammar. In fact, most teachers…

I am ALL about delegating tasks. In fact, it is what keeps me sane teaching fifth grade. (Most of…

There are so many different ways to engage students in fluency practice. One of these strategies can be repeated…

Teaching with Nonfiction Articles Using nonfiction articles in my teaching has been extremely important for student motivation. They are a…

While history, mathematics, and grammar tend to top the lists of our curriculum, I find there isn’t always time…

Teaching coping strategies to students has never been more important than now. During this time of unpredictability, children depend…

Google Classroom has been a game-changer in fifth grade. I taught first grade for eight years and this is…