I'm a teacher blogger and resource creator for all things grades 2-5! I love to make FUN activities aligned to the standards you have to teach!
Long passages=instant student shutdown 🫠
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Well, it's getting to be the third quarter of the school year now... Are your 3rd, 4th, or 5th graders still struggling with certain reading standards? Try some targeted practice! Instead of: 🫠passages that test many standards 🫠long, intimidating texts (that make some students shut down immediately) Try these reading lessons! ✅Focus on one standard at a time to 🎯target certain skills ✅Short, to-the-point paragraphs that don't overwhelm! Get Your Grade Level: 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Lessons 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Lessons 5th Grade Reading Comprehension Lessons |
Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith
I'm a teacher blogger and resource creator for all things grades 2-5! I love to make FUN activities aligned to the standards you have to teach!
Hi teacher friend, Spring weather is doing its thing again...warm and sunny one day, freezing the next. (Kind of like how students understand figurative language one day…and forget it the next. 😆) Figurative language can be tricky for students. Similes, metaphors, idioms, hyperbole, personification...it’s a lot to master! But it can also be SO.MUCH.FUN! 🌼 In this blog post, I’m sharing some easy, engaging lesson ideas to help your students master figurative language. 👉 Check out the blog post...
You’re sitting at your small group table, ready to dig into a reading passage with your students. Have you ever started to wonder… how do I make sure we hit that standard today? They're reading and you're discussing it with them. But then, you're not sure you really hitting the standard. Been there? Same. Try making a Reading Question Stems binder. Instead of scrambling to phrase the perfect question, just flip to the section you need. ✅ Working on main idea? Boom—questions ready to go.✅ Need...
You sit down at the teacher table, ready to work with your small group, and before you even get started… One student forgot their pencil. Another is looking at their friend across the room instead of working. Someone else just guessed an answer and moved on. 😩 Meanwhile, your independent groups? Chaos. Some kids finish early. Others are stuck. And a few? Well, they’re playing in their desks. This is where these versatile math centers can be a game-changer. 💡 At the teacher table – Use these...