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Upper Elementary Writing Activities, Lessons, and Ideas
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7 No Prep Vocabulary Ideas You Can Use Today
Make your upper elementary students' vocabulary practice less stressful with these 7 no prep ideas to use with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Review vocabulary words with these fun and engaging activities - most of which don't even require you to make copies! Lesson planning just got easier!
Character Traits Activities
Do you get blank stares when you are teaching character traits? Do your students have a hard time inferring character traits? In this article, I share 5 character traits activities that will improve your students’ understanding and grow their vocabulary.
How to Teach 5th Grade Writing
Teaching 5th grade writing doesn't have to be stressful or overwhelming. This blog post will give you my step-by-step guide for teaching your 5th graders to write like pros!
15 Books for Character Traits
Are you teaching character traits? Here are 15 of my favorite books for character analysis. Use these stories to launch your character traits activities. Check out the full list.
Freebie: 200+ Character Traits Words Organized in Helpful Lists
Time for another upper elementary freebie! This one gives you organized lists of over 200 character traits words! Sorted for you by synonyms and by positive / negative / neutral traits, these handy lists take all the guesswork out of expanding your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students' character trait vocabulary!
Holiday Writing Ideas
Getting students writing can be challenging, especially during the holidays. These fun holiday writing activities are a great way to engage students and there's way more than just writing letters to Santa.
Holiday Writing Ideas
Getting students writing can be challenging, especially during the holidays. These fun holiday writing activities are a great way to engage students and there's way more than just writing letters to Santa.
My School Year Highlights Activity
This 36-page student check-in and reflection journal is designed to help students quickly and effectively reflect on what they learn each day, their emotions, and a “bright spot” or something that made them grateful and/or happy. Each page also features a quote that will help inspire students to think positively throughout each week. #backtoschool #firstdayofschool #teacherspayteachers #backtoschoolactivities #digitallearning
My School Year Highlights Activity
This 36-page student check-in and reflection journal is designed to help students quickly and effectively reflect on what they learn each day, their emotions, and a “bright spot” or something that made them grateful and/or happy. Each page also features a quote that will help inspire students to think positively throughout each week. #backtoschool #firstdayofschool #teacherspayteachers #backtoschoolactivities #digitallearning
Halloween Activities and Centers for Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten
My favorite Halloween activities and centers for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten (art, math, writing, letters, blocks, STEM, sensory, fine motor). FREE printables... a mummy printable and witches brew counting recipe cards!
Vocabulary Exit Slips for Any Word List
This set of 25 vocabulary exit slips/tickets is designed to encourage students to reflect on and show understanding of words taught during a unit of study. The assignments help target, reinforce, and develop vocabulary and may be used with ANY word list! They’re also a helpful way to collect a formative assessment on your students’ knowledge and mastery of important terms.
Writing Graphic Organizers for Opinion Writing | Google Classroom™
This set of 25 Fresh and Fundamental Opinion Writing Organizers will help your students analyze, plan, and structure their opinion writing! Each graphic organizer is engaging, appealing, and aligned with CCS Standards in Writing.
Narrative Writing Graphic Organizers | Google Classroom™ | Google Slides™
This set of 25 Fresh and Fundamental Narrative Writing Organizers will help your students analyze, plan, and structure their narrative writing! Each graphic organizer is engaging, appealing, and aligned with Common Core Standards in Writing.
My School Year Highlights Activity
This 36-page student check-in and reflection journal is designed to help students quickly and effectively reflect on what they learn each day, their emotions, and a “bright spot” or something that made them grateful and/or happy. Each page also features a quote that will help inspire students to think positively throughout each week. #backtoschool #firstdayofschool #teacherspayteachers #backtoschoolactivities #digitallearning
4th Grade Back to School Lapbook | 4th Grade All About Me
This 4th grade back to school activity will make a great addition to your lesson plans on the first days of school. The interactive lapbook will give your students lots of fun ideas for sharing cool facts about themselves! #backtoschool #4thgrade #interactivenotebook #backtoschoolideas