




6 End of Year Literacy Activities that are low-prep and highly engaging for your students. End the year on a high note with these literacy activities!
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…
I LOVE LOVE a good holiday book in the classroom! Don’t you?! I am going to share with you all my favorite books that I read with my kiddos during the month of December. Click on the book for the affiliate link! Picture Books How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky This is one…
Christmas is such a magical time in the upper elementary classroom. You can really challenge your students to think and apply the skills that they have learned in the first half of the school year, all while staying overly engaged. During the month of December, I do not teach a ton of new reading content,…
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…
Do you have a teacher in your life you want to buy for? Let me tell you the number one thing your child’s teacher wants, a note from you and your student! It is free and goes such a long way! If you put a $5 gift card with it, that is great. If you…

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!

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