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!
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Once upon a time, you introduced opinion writing, expecting your students to have plenty to say. You’d ask a simple question like, “Should students have homework?”—only to be met with: ➡️ One kid writing forever without actually making a point. 😵💫 Because of that, writing lessons turned into a headache...students either had too much to say (without structure) or nothing at all (because they didn’t know how). Because of that, you spent way too much time pulling ideas out of them, rewriting drafts, and reminding them again what a complete paragraph looks like. 🏰Until finally, you gave them prompts that actually sparked their thinking. Topics that got them engaged, plus an easy structure that helped them organize their ideas. See 70 interesting opinion writing prompts here! And if you’re looking for help teaching writing with everything you need...like anchor charts, graphic organizers, and rubrics that guide students through the writing process—I’ve got full Opinion Writing Units for Grades 2–5 that make teaching this so much easier. 🟣 2nd Grade Opinion Writing Have a wonderful Wednesday! |
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!
The end of the year is here. I bet your students are mentally clocked out.Reading another nonfiction passage sounds about as fun as watching paint dry.But you know they still need practice. Then a mission appears: 🚀 Find the astronaut lost in space. To complete the mission, your students will read six high-interest nonfiction passages, earn clues, and solve the quest together. Suddenly, they’re asking for “just one more passage.”They’re focused. Engaged.They’re reading. This is your chance to...
Fact fluency is one of those things. For some kids...it just comes easy! And for others? ...not so much. If you still have students who struggle with their facts, here’s a little ✨classroom magic✨ to help: Magic Reveal Math Fact Slides. Students solve the problem, then move a flashlight to magically reveal the answer. ✨ It’s interactive, self-checking, and keeps them engaged...without even realizing they’re practicing their facts. Because let’s face it...by spring, they need something new!...
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...