Let’s face it – spelling can be dry, but sometimes part of our jobs as teachers is to put lipstick on a pig, take something boring and present it in such a way that kids have fun. If you’re on the lookout for a few new ideas to turn spelling

Figuring out how to teach rounding numbers so that students actually remember it and consistently do it correctly can be tricky, but fear not! With a touch of creativity and a dash of interactive fun, your students will soon become captains of rounding.    How to Teach Rounding Step 1:

A list of must-have chapter books for middle grades — I thought this was going to be a super easy blog post to write, but boy was I wrong! I have so many favorites that it was practically impossible to narrow down. So, instead, I have a list of some

Hey fellow educators and word enthusiasts! I have a confession to make – I’ve recently fallen down the rabbit hole of the NY Times Game App’s Connections game. It’s my latest screen-time obsession, challenging me to uncover hidden links between words and sort them into categories.    As I dove

As the school supplies start filling the shelves, it’s time to unveil my top choices for back to school novel studies that will captivate and inspire your 3rd thru 5th grade students. Without further ado, I give you my tried-and-true, perfect picks for back to school novel studies.   Frindle

In today’s post, we’re diving into a game-changing way to increase engagement in your third-grade and fourth-grade math classes – the power pairing of math anchor charts and interactive math notebooks. Individually each of these tools is amazing, but once I showed my students how to use them together it

In this post, we’re delving into the dynamic world of fix the sentence task cards – your secret weapon for transforming grammar practice into an engaging and festive adventure. With unique sets for every holiday and season, these task cards bring a sprinkle of thematic fun to sentence correction. Let’s

As we bid farewell to another school year, there’s one mission on our minds – conquering the summer slide and ensuring those hard-earned multiplication facts stay sharp in our young learners’ minds. Fear not! We’ve crafted a list of easy-peasy, on-the-go activities that turn multiplication facts practice into a summer

As the school year wraps up my mind is turning to summer road trips and planning out the books we will read aloud to pass the hours in the car. I thought I’d share my favorite travel-themed chapter books for 3rd graders, 4th graders, and 5th graders. I know there