




Pacing guides are year-long teaching plans. It is when you take all your standards and plan out the order you will teach them. Today, I am going to share a FREE math guide for 3rd grade! Need a reading guide too? Head here to grab it! How to Use This Pacing Guide Use it as…
Holidays should still be fun when kids reach 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade! I wanted my kids to love Valentine’s Day week, but I also wanted them to learn and practice during our reading block. Here are my five tips for making Valentine’s Day fun and rigorous in your upper elementary reading class! Read lots…
 Themed weeks in upper elementary are the bread and butter to rigorous learning. When you have a theme for a week or a day your students buy into the learning at a whole other level. During the holiday season, theme weeks are vital to keeping engagement and rigor high! Elf week or day is…
Often times people ask me how my schedule looks in 3rd grade, today I am going to share it with you! A quick note:Â Our day does not go perfect everyday, but we work hard to keep this schedule each day! Our morning routine looks like this.. Enter the classroom, empty folder, check in, use the…
Get ready to spookify your classroom with these spooktacular Halloween classroom activities! Halloween is the perfect time to engage and delight your students with exciting educational experiences. You can use the theme and excitement of Halloween to get your students to really work on complex reading skills. Benefits of Incorporating Halloween Activities in the Classroom…
When surveying teachers about their biggest struggle when it comes to teaching I kept getting the same answer over and over, the afternoon. Everything gets harder for students and teachers once the afternoon starts. The kids have no stamina left, the teachers are burnt out, and the learning is just rough. In this blog…

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Hannah Wilde
I am so glad you’re here! I love helping 3rd-5th grade teachers by providing ideas, engaging resources, and professional development they need. I am a literacy coach who is here to help lessen the workload for teachers while making them more confident! I want students to be continually engaged in a rigorous environment!