5 Tips for Teaching Spelling
Teaching the English language is tough! There are rules and then exceptions to the rules. And then . . . there are more exceptions to the rules. There are phonetic…
Category: Language Arts
Word Choice – 5 Ways to Expand Your Students’ Vocabulary
Teaching students to write in an organized, clear way is one thing. Teaching them to use a variety of words and to improve their word choice is another thing. As…
Monthly-Themed ELA Units for Upper Elementary
The beginning of the school year is a hectic time. With all your classroom decorating and professional development meetings, you’re probably feeling a bit overwhelmed. No worries… I am here to…
Figurative Language Bulletin Board
In my last post, Figurative Language: Go Figure!, I highlighted some of the ways I teach and review figurative language in my fifth grade classroom. To showcase the review, I created…
Figurative Language: Go Figure!
It was time for a figurative language round-up and review in my classroom this past week. In an effort to make it as fun and meaningful as possible (because, my…
