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The beginning of the school year is always a crazy, but fun time in the classroom. Today, I am sharing a list of my favorite 5 tips from amazing teachers around the world!  Read Great Books “Reading aloud is one of my favorite parts of teaching, it is also an essential part of the beginning…

Using writing prompts in a common way to teach writing. Writing prompts can be valuable, but shouldn’t be your entire instruction. Today, I am going to share with you three tips when it comes to use writing prompts, PLUS I am going to help you grab 60 free writing prompts for the entire year! Early…

Every summer I see teachers on Instagram and Facebook spending way too much time in their classrooms, in my opinion. Summers are meant for recharging, resetting, having fun, and maybe even working a summer job. Summers are not meant for spending more hours in your classroom. Today, I am going to share tips on what…

End of the year activities can tend to get a little overwhelming and intense. But one activity at the end of the year that is highly engaging, important, and no prep is the Independent Reading Project. I am going to share with you one of my favorite projects to do with my third or fourth…

Book clubs in the classroom can be a powerful reading comprehension tool and experience for young children. Implementing book clubs in an upper elementary classroom gives students an opportunity to read a book they are interested in, discuss the book, and complete comprehension activities as they go! My kids LOVE book clubs because they get…

  Text Based Writing is essay writing based on texts that have been read.  The text is cited and used in the essay to provide support. Text based writing involves reading, comprehending, and processing what was read to develop something to write.  Then you provide support by presenting it in an organized fashion. It is…