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Christmas Activities for Upper Elementary

If you’re struggling to find engaging Christmas activities for your upper elementary student, add these holiday activities to your December lesson plans!

Activities for the Last Days of School

Celebrate the end of the year and the last days of school in the classroom with these engaging and low-prep activities that your students will love!

WW2 Picture Books for Kids

My top 5 favorite children’s books to teach World War Two and The Holocaust.

Valentine’s Day Activities for Elementary Students

My favorite STEM challenges, games, activities, and student gifts to celebrate Valentine’s Day in the classroom!

Halloween Activities for Upper Elementary Classrooms

My top six Halloween classroom activities to engage your fifth grade or upper elementary students AND practice common core standards!

Elementary Vocabulary in a Hybrid Model

Weekly pacing guide for teaching elementary vocabulary in a hybrid classroom model. Activities, worksheets, notes, and lesson plans that I use to make vocabulary instruction engaging and effective!

Teaching Prose, Poetry, and Drama using the story of Anne Frank

Teach prose, poetry, and drama using the story of Anne Frank. Free flipbook download for interactive notebooks!

How I made my Custom Teacher Planner

A step-by-step guide to creating and putting together your own custom teacher planner!

HP Instant Ink Review and Referral Code

Why I love HP Instant Ink and a referral code to get a free month of printing!

Saint Patrick’s Day Activities for the Classroom

My favorite low-prep Saint Patrick’s Day activities you can use in your classroom tomorrow!

Lessons for Figurative Language

A detailed outline of the lessons I use to teach figurative language, with a free flipbook to use in your own classroom!

3 Picture Books to Teach Reconstruction

Reconstruction picture books to use as read alouds in the classroom. Use these three picture books to teach Reconstruction for cross-curricular learning.

DIY Classroom Stools

The budget-friendly steps to prep, paint, design, and seal the perfect piece of furniture for the classroom!

Civil Rights Movement for Kids Using Picture Books

How I use read-alouds to teach the Civil Rights Unit in my fifth grade classroom, and how you can too!

How I Motivate & Encourage My Students for Under $20 During Testing Season

Meaningful, easy ways to encourage and motivate the students in your classroom during standardized and state testing.

Classroom Easter Egg Hunt Review

A fun way to incorporate an Easter Egg Hunt into your standardized test prep for any subject area! Tips for setting up the hunt and keeping the rigor high.