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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

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

One of the units that I teach my 4th graders is “Les Parties du Corps”. Here are some ideas for teaching this mini unit. Cue the Music These videos are a cute way to introduce students to different body parts. After introducing these videos to students, I like to add

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

After reading “Math Workshop in Action” by Dr. Nikki Newton, I knew that I wanted to incorporate more picture books into my math mini lessons. “City by Numbers” is a beautiful book written by Stephen T. Johnson. It is essentially a collection of photographs that highlight the numbers 1-21 that

This is my first year using the Lucy Calkins reading workshop. We just finished up the Grade 4 Fiction unit. This unit uses The Tiger Rising as a mentor text. It is truly a beautiful book and many of my students were able to relate to it! The book talks

One of the first units that my students study every year is genre. This is because I want them to be able to record the genres of the different books that they read so that they can keep track of their reading lives. Before we can even jump into genre,

This week my class had so much fun celebrating International Dot Day! Here are some ideas for how you can celebrate with your own class! 1) Dress to Impress: I knew that I wanted to hook my students without giving too much away. So, instead of telling them what I

Did you know that TPT is having a Boost Sale Tomorrow? That means that my entire store will be 28% off! To help celebrate, myself, along with some other awesome bloggers will be giving away $10 TPT gift cards. Be sure to read to the end of this post to

As a second language teacher, I really struggle to find substitute teachers who are fluent in French. Most of the time, I need to book a sub weeks in advance. The problem is though, I never plan on getting sick. The struggle is real! Here are a few of my

If your classroom is anything like mine, you have kids at all different levels! I teach grade 4/5 combined but I have kids working at a grade 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 level in English Language Arts. As you know, that can sometimes become slightly overwhelming! Here is a

Today I am linking up with Head Over Heels for Teaching to talk about a way that I spark student motivation! Last week, I started something new in my classroom and I am LOVING it! My students and I have started having a mini dance party every morning. At my