Do you find it hard to teach students writing? ✔️ Do you expect students to know how to write a paragraph when they enter your classroom? ✔️ Have you been told to differentiate for students, but you’re not sure how to do it? ✔️ LOOK NO FURTHER! 😊 For years I taught 3rd grade. Each year the students came to us knowing less and less about how to write proper sentences. When I started my first year in 3rd grade, we were able to work with the students on writing multiple paragraphs. After several years, we had to work on teaching them how to write a complete sentence. I knew I had to change the way I taught writing, so I decided to focus on teaching students how to write a GOOD 5 sentence paragraph and about paragraph structure using the following guide: But what do you do if some students can write a paragraph and others can’t? You differentiate❗ At first, all students will write on the same topic, but you can differentiate how they get to the final draft. Some students will need sentence frames to help organize their five sentences. Others will get to the point where…

📓 How do you feel about research reports in your classroom? Does the thought of teaching students how to research and complete a project seem daunting? It doesn’t have to be! Get students excited about researching a topic and completing FUN activities. Below you’ll see three projects that are perfect for helping students understand how to research. The activities included are great for DIFFERENTIATION, where students who struggle will still be able to feel successful in the process. Your students who need a challenge will also benefit! Animal Research Project – Outline, Written Report, & Google Slides™ Teach your students how to write a research report with an outline! Students complete graphic organizers for an animal research project with fun extension ideas, including a Google Slides™ project, pennant/banner, speech, & poster. Students will learn how to fill out an outline before writing a 4 paragraph final draft report. All of the extension activities use this same outline! What’s Included? Planets of the Solar System Research Project Help students research the planets of the solar system! Fun Google Slides™ project included! Graphic organizers guide your students to find specific facts. This is a fun research project where students display these facts…

Let’s face it, the last few weeks of school can be chaotic! Everyone’s ready for summer break, but as the teacher you still have to plan everyday to keep the students engaged. You need SEVERAL end of the year activities! What type of activities are best? A lot of teachers love giving activities where students reflect on the school year and what they learned. Memory books are a great idea. I especially love keeping their beginning of the year memory book so they can compare how much they changed throughout the school year. Keeping students engaged will lead to fewer behavior issues at the end of the year. This packet is great for early finishers. It could also be sent home as a summer packet. Another great option is using flipbooks. These don’t take as much time as a memory book, but they can still be a fun keepsake! Have you ever done an Escape Room with your students? This one is sure to get students excited for summer! Your students will enjoy this Amusement Park Escape Room. There’s a secret mission to get students hooked and 8 printable puzzles for students to complete to crack the code. Blast Off…

Our grade level won a prize from our PTA one time. It was an escape room. A mom got it all set up, and while she had the best of intentions, it was way too hard for the third graders. Add in the fact that the first class that got to experience it ruined it for the other two classes at recess, and it just wasn’t successful. I do think escape rooms and scavenger hunts can be successful activities to add to any classroom. You just have to make sure the puzzles are age appropriate. I’ve taken a few courses to help me put together the best resources I can. I’m having a lot of fun making them, and I plan to make many more in the future. These types of activities work great for reviewing important concepts, practicing reading comprehension, or working on team building skills. They also can be planned as a reward or end of year activity. All you have to do is familiarize yourself with the puzzles, print, and copy. That’s it! See below for some FUN activities you can do with your class today! Most of these Escape Rooms would be best for 3rd-5th grade.…

❄️ What is the hardest time of the school year? For me, it’s January, February, and March. There’s so much going on August through December. There’s the anticipation of back to school, starting fresh and looking forward to the year ahead. Then there’s fall and all the upcoming holidays. In April and May, summer’s on the horizon. The days are getting longer again, and students are getting antsy. But January, February, and March… these seem to drag out the longest. You know the next break is spring break, but that seems so far away. If you’re feeling it as a teacher, just imagine how your students feel. Let’s go through some activities that will help keep your students engaged. JANUARY — You’re just back from winter break, it’s cold outside, and it can be tough to get the kids excited about school again. These activities can be spread throughout the whole month. This New Year’s resolution writing resource includes FOUR fun goals activities to start off New Year’s in January. Create a Happy New Year bulletin board with the pennants and football that students make. Get your students engaged right away when you return from break! (Updated every year!) This…

❄️As a teacher, I know I don’t need to tell you about the weeks leading up to winter break! And the few days before, it can seem like a lost cause trying to get students engaged in any learning. It’s not just the days before the break, but the days you go back in January can be just as hard. Do you like to do holiday activities whole group? Maybe you set up centers with parents helping students. How about giving some work that students can complete individually? I know one of the hardest things I’ve dealt with in my classroom is having work for early finishers! Keep reading if you want to see some AMAZING resources that can be added to your lesson plans TODAY! Below you’ll see activities for Christmas, but you’ll also see a lot that are winter-theme and work well for the new year. These resources are perfect for reviewing important math, grammar, and writing skills. MATH — These activities were made with key 3rd grade math skills. If you need differentiation for your 2nd graders who excel in math, these could be a great addition to meet their needs. If you teach 4th grade or…

Do you need some fun Thanksgiving activities to get through those hectic days leading up to Thanksgiving break? I’ve got you covered with activities for math, grammar, and writing! These are perfect for students in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades. They’d also work well with older students who struggle with certain concepts and need an extra review. Before I start, scroll down to the bottom to find some TURKEY IN DISGUISE examples and ideas! Have you ever heard of Collaborative Coloring Posters? They are so FUN! Students each get a small part of the full poster to color. Once the poster is put together, you can use it as part of a bulletin board. Check out this fall-themed collaborative poster! 🍁 Collaborative Coloring Poster Fall Bulletin Board – 25 individual student pages that go together to create a 30 x 30 inch poster. Each student page includes multiplication problems (2s-12s). Students solve the problems and color based on the code provided. Build a positive classroom community as students complete the blocks and put the poster together. The end result will look great on your fall bulletin board where you showcase your students’ math skills! I know how crazy November can…

🖍️ Do you use color by number/code activities in your classroom? I’ve heard some say they have no educational value, and they’re considered busy work. I completely disagree! These activities can definitely be a great addition to your classroom. You just need to get creative! The most common type of color by number activities go along with math skills. But what other subjects could benefit with these types of worksheets? What if I told you grammar, or even…..reading comprehension?! Have you ever heard of collaborative coloring posters? I’m hooked! Some people use them with positive growth mindset phrases, where students get to color their section however they want. Personally, I enjoy putting an educational component to them. And, they look great as bulletin boards! Keep students engaged in their learning. They’ll be getting LOTS of review of important skills while coloring and having FUN! Here are some examples of activities you can start using in your classroom TODAY! READING COMPREHENSION Use color by number activities to build your students’ comprehension! Each resource has students read a passage and complete several activities to show their understanding of the reading. Presidents’ Day BUNDLE Students read passages about both presidents. There are several…

Do you need some fun Halloween activities to get through those hectic days leading up to Halloween? I’ve got you covered with activities for math, grammar, and writing! These are perfect for students in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades. They’d also work well with older students who struggle with certain concepts and need an extra review. These can be used for whole group activities, centers, early finishers, and for your sub folder! 🎃 Halloween Math Skills Review Worksheets 👻 Halloween & Fall-Themed Grammar Skills Review Color by Code Activities Keep students engaged with these fun color by code activities that are perfect to do in the fall and around Halloween. Students practice identifying nouns, adjectives, verbs, and more! You’ll get 10 color by code activities. You can use these as independent practice after teaching/reviewing a skill, complete one or two each week during September and October, and/or put them out for early finishers! Students review nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, contractions, adverbs, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, syllables, and rhyming. 💀 Halloween Writing Activities Bundle — SEVEN amazing resources to get your students writing! Including – 🍬 ESCAPE ROOMS Do you decorate your house for Halloween? Here are some fun ideas to do…