I just finished up the plans and resources for the first bend of the first 4th grade reading unit, Interpreting Characters, and I wanted to share some helpful information and a FREE sample with you! Before we get started, I just wanted to let you know that this unit is NOT DONE. The plans and… Continue reading Interpreting Characters: A 4th Grade Reading Unit
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Summer Reading
Every year at the end of the school year, my students' parents start asking what they can do to continue/review/extend their child's learning throughout the summer months. I usually recommend books at and slightly above each kid's independent reading level and provide the parents with question stems to discuss those books with them. I also… Continue reading Summer Reading
End of Year Reading Activities: Distance Learning Edition
Next week is the last week of school for students and I have been working on figuring out how to transition the end of school year activities that we normally complete in the classroom to a digital platform. I wanted to share some of the books and activities that I have come up with so… Continue reading End of Year Reading Activities: Distance Learning Edition
Ecosystems & Food Chains
In my county, 3rd graders used to have to take SOLs (end of year standardized tests) in science and social studies, however, they have done away with those tests and replaced them with "performance tasks". The performance tasks are basically interactive projects that require students to apply/demonstrate knowledge from a specific content unit. We did… Continue reading Ecosystems & Food Chains
Social Studies
I have gotten a few questions about how I teach/plan/grade Social Studies, so I wanted to answer all of your questions in one place and provide you with some helpful resources in case you are in need! We don't have a specific Social Studies textbook or series that we follow, so I plan my instruction… Continue reading Social Studies
Math Organization
During the school year I posted the picture below of how I organize my math materials on Instagram and I had several people ask to see what's inside the bins & for me to share the labels that I use, so I decided to do a quick post on here to answer all of your… Continue reading Math Organization
Summer Sales
Hi all!As I have been browsing the Amazon and Target sales over the past 24+ hours, I've been finding a lot of great deals on classroom items and I wanted to share with you in case you need inspiration and/or don't want to spend hours searching! I'm including links for everything and I will keep… Continue reading Summer Sales
Instagram Roundup
Hi guys!I have been so awful at blogging this year! Switching schools and grade levels has been keeping me busier than ever! I still want to be able to share things (products, links, freebies, etc...) with you all that I can't share on Instagram, so I decided to do what a few of my favorite… Continue reading Instagram Roundup
The Week Before Thanksgiving
Whew. What a week this has been! Last week we had a Grade Prep day on Tuesday and then Friday off for Veteran's day, so I had a really hard time coming back for a full 5 day week, but somehow we made it. Next week we only have two days of school! Woohoo!Anyways, I… Continue reading The Week Before Thanksgiving
Multi-Digit Subtraction
This week we worked on multi-digit subtraction in Math. We started with a review of 2 digit subtraction without borrowing/ungrouping. Then moved on to 2, 3, and 4 digit problems with borrowing/ungrouping. We started each day with a warm up after which students shared their strategies for solving. (During each minilesson, I gave students practice… Continue reading Multi-Digit Subtraction
Teaching To The Test-Taker 