Reading Responses

Are you looking for a simple way to do reading responses in your Upper Elementary classroom? I love using this one page sheet! It’s super easy to use. Suggested Routines: Kiddos can use it with their independent reading books by stopping and jotting about the different topics as they read.

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Top 5 Books for your Classroom Chemistry Unit

Here are my top 5 books that you MUST include in your Classroom Chemistry unit!Under each description is an amazon affiliate link. That means that Amazon throws a few pennies my way if you purchase through this link 🙂 That helps me to keep my blog going! 1) Zoey and

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Using Picture Books to Introduce Students to Celebrations

One of my favourite aspects of Social Studies is introducing students to celebrations of various cultural groups. One of the BEST ways to introduce students to any concept, is through picture books! This blog post contains affiliate links which means that amazon throws a few cents my way if you

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Valentine’s Day in the Upper Elementary Classroom!

It’s February… you know that that means! Valentine’s Day! Here are some of my favourite activities that I hope you can use to celebrate in your upper elementary classroom! With our big kids, it can be fun to focus on kindness throughout the week of Valentine’s Day. One way to

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Word Nerds – A Book Study

I am on a mission to learn more about vocabulary instruction so I picked “Word Nerds” by Overturf, Montgomery and Smith. If you are also reading this book, I would love for you to comment with your ideas and what you have learned! Chapter 1: The authors of this book

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Benefits of Interactive Read Aloud

Interactive Read Aloud time is an important component of Reading Workshop. It is an engaging and enjoyable period of time where all students gather to listen and learn from the same text. There are so many benefits to including Interactive Read Aloud into your already busy Language Arts Schedule. Here

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Launching Math Workshop

Launching Math Workshop properly is one of the most important things that you can do to ensure that you will have a successful math block all year long! During my math workshop time, I expect students to be able to work quietly and stay on task for 20 minute periods

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The Reading Strategies Book Goal 3

Background Information: In case you are new to my blog I figured I would give you a quick insight into who I am as a teacher. I teach a grade 4/5 combo class in Canada. Now you may be wondering, why is a grade 4/5 teacher wanting to dig deep

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February Faves

It’s February… You know that that means! Valentine’s Day!Here are some of my favourite activities to celebrate in my Upper Elementary Classroom! This year I have a grade 4/5 class. Our focus throughout the week of Valentine’s Day is going to be spreading Random Acts of Kindness! I start by

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French as a Second Language – Teaching Colors

Teaching colours may seem very basic but it is incredibly important for students to learn! Once they know their colours, they can use this knowledge to build sentences, describe their physical traits, and play games! Here are some activities I use to teach my students their colours! Remember that once

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