11 Must-Have Halloween Picture Books for Upper Elementary with Activities
11 tried-and-true spooky (and funny!) Halloween picture books for upper elementary students with easy, engaging lesson plans and activities.
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The Ultimate 4-Step Guide to Engaging Essay Writing Activities for Students
Struggling to find engaging essay writing activities for your upper elementary students? Try these proven tips—and grab ready-to-use text-based writing prompts.
Prefix Activities for 4th and 5th Grade
Need engaging and simple ways to teach prefixes? Use these comprehensive prefix activities and prefix lesson plans in your classroom tomorrow!
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!
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.
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!