




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!
Teaching holidays around the world can be so fun and engaging, but also rigorous! I am going to share 5 activities for holidays around the world that you can use in your classroom today! Hanukkah Activity for Holidays Around the World Read, “Celebrate Hanukkah” by Deborah Heiligman. This is on EPIC for free! Before reading,…
The end of the year is such a special time! There are so many fun moments that come in the last few weeks of school. There can also be lots of educational moments too! Today, I am going to walk you through my top 10 end of the year activities! These are ones that I do…
March Madness in the Classroom One of the best ways to engage your learners is my finding a topic that is interesting to them or happening in real time and bringing it into your classroom. March Madness is a perfect example of this! The kids love sports and basketball, but you can also do March…
Back to school season is always fun and the back to school activities are the best! The excitement of the kiddos, the freshness of the classroom, and the desire to learn is there all around! In this post, you will see my top five MUST-DO activities for the first few weeks of school. Back to…
In upper elementary you need to focus on reading skills and reading strategies often, but you also want to do fun themed and engaging activities! In October my favorite activity is the Bat Cave Challenge! I’ve loved watching my kiddos face light up when I come running in to the classroom as a bat! Plus,…

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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