Once Halloween is over, use Thanksgiving to keep the instructional momentum going in your classroom! Here are seven Thanksgiving reading comprehension activities to use with...
Celebrate the Thanksgiving season in the classroom with vocabulary words! Like most holidays, the festivities surrounding Thanksgiving give teachers an opportunity to add...
Today I'm sharing a fun, relatively quick Halloween vocabulary game that helps students master a few of their trickier vocabulary words! This spooky season, have students ...
Download free Halloween printable activities that will engage students in various reading, grammar, writing, and vocabulary exercises. These Halloween worksheet PDFs will...
Recently, a national conversation in schools and the media has emerged around how we best teach our young learners to read. This conversation has been couched under the...
Today I wanted to share my fall haiku poetry worksheet so students across the country can compose some nature haikus! When the weather starts to turn chilly, I want to grab a...
One of the most important skills I teach my students as we begin to work on close reading is how to annotate texts. Teaching annotation strategies will help students keep...
While there’s no quick fix for antsy young learners, I’ve gathered a special batch of FREE printable phonics games that’s sure to engage even the most reluctant students!...
In this article, we will examine why it’s important to teach vocabulary explicitly and systematically to students and share some research-based best practices for effective...
In this article, you'll discover how team-building activities benefit high school students, ways to ensure team-building activities will be successful, and a variety of...
We know from research that explicit, systematic instruction is best when it comes to phonics. Within explicit, systematic instruction, students need the chance to play with...
Do you want to bring a 21st century classroom design into your classroom? This post will assist you in setting up a literacy-rich environment in a 21st century classroom and...