The gift of an extra day is coming your way! Yep, that's right – every four years, we get a bonus day on February 29th. Why let this special day pass by without some classroom fun and learning? In this blog post, we've got the whole day planned, from morning work to...
Fresh Ideas to Teach Similes and Metaphors
Teaching is like a roller coaster. Some days you're up, some days you're down. But when it comes to teaching figurative language like similes and metaphors, there's no need to spiral out! When you use these ideas to teach similes and metaphors in your classroom, your...
Homophone How-To for 2nd Grade
Have you found yourself in a homophones teaching funk? Are your students just not understanding this important grammar skill? If so, keep reading this post set up as a "homophone how to for 2nd grade", to learn tips, tricks and strategies to launch you and your...
Teaching Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Enhance Literacy with Embedded Grammar Lessons Research on the Science of Reading (SOR) dating back to the 1970s shows that teaching grammar as isolated rules doesn't effectively transfer to writing and speaking. What works better is embedding grammar within the...
Verb Tenses
By now, your learners have mastered the basic parts of a sentence. As their writing skills continue to grow, they will need to know how to write stories, and reports that tell what happened in the past, present, or future. Let's dive into verb tenses! Enhance Literacy...
Google Slides Templates For Teachers To Guide Daily Instruction
Have you joined the Google Slides craze? Or are you wondering why teachers are so excited about these online presentations, and just how they incorporate them into their daily instruction? Let us answer those questions and give a glimpse at our newly created Google...
How to Make Your Own Crossword Puzzles: A List of Ideas for Classroom Use
Crossword puzzles can be a fun challenge for students, a bit of a detour from the same old independent activities. Many teachers decide to make their own crossword puzzles to align with their classroom instruction, only to find the tools out there create something...
Glow Day Classroom Transformation
Are you ready for a classroom transformation that will shine above the rest?! If so, we have just the resource for you: Glow Day Classroom Transformation. So turn off the lights, sit back and grab your glow sticks while this post illuminates how this day will become a...
Get Ready for Next Year: Essential Summer Classroom Prep
It happens to many teachers... You are sitting outside, relaxing and taking in all things summer break, when it hits. The school planning bug. Your brain wonders if it is too early to start planning, but your heart is excited at the thought of a new school year; a...
Teaching Shades of Meaning
Enhance Literacy with Embedded Grammar Lessons Research on the Science of Reading (SOR) dating back to the 1970s shows that teaching grammar as isolated rules doesn't effectively transfer to writing and speaking. What works better is embedding grammar within the...