Simple yet engaging ways to make your upper elementary lessons meaningful and fun!
level up your ELA game while sitting on your couch
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Hey there Reader, Have I ever mentioned I'm a big ol' nerd? It's true. When I'm into something, I want to know alllllll about it. Occasionally, this can be a bad thing. Like when I decide to watch one episode of the old Bravo show Ladies of London and end up in a 3 hour unplanned deep dive into Russian money laundering in the UK. ...but most of the time, I use my powers for good, like learning all I can about upper elementary ELA. And that is why I am so excited to announce that I will be speaking at Cheerful ELA Education from June 27th - 30th. Not only do I get to share all kinds of info with you about narrative writing, but I get to watch and learn from all the other talented presenters, too! The best part? You can do all of this without putting actual pants on. Just sit on your couch and stream the sessions, Netflix-style. (also...it's free) Check out the ELA topics you're interested in, and pick up an idea or two to take back to your team in the fall. Want to learn more? Click below:
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Simple yet engaging ways to make your upper elementary lessons meaningful and fun!
If you only have a small pocket of time for Memorial Day, Reader, this packet helps students get the point quickly. Students read a short passage, practice key vocabulary, respond in writing, and finish with a Memorial Day word search that reinforces the terms they just learned. GRAB IT ON TPT It works well when you want students to understand more than “we get Monday off,” but you do not have room in your plans for a full holiday lesson. Students will: ✅ Read a short passage about the...
How do you want to spend your time, Reader? You could spend hours making the perfect end-of-year bulletin board. Or...you could not. (because who has time for that in the year 2026?) There is a little-known 3rd option, however: GET THE KIT ON TPT This kit hits the sweet spot: a meaningful student display that already looks pulled together, without you having to build the whole thing from scratch...or at all, tbh. Hand the kids some scissors, and you're good to go. (Did I mention it's a...
Scroll to the PS for an important Mother's Day activity note No offense to the moms out there, Reader. ...but May is packed. It's a little tricky to fit Mother's Day* in between, you know, ::gestures vaguely:: That being said, you know you have at least one sweet friend who will look up at you with those big eyes and ask, "Can we do something for Mom?" And you, with the willpower of a squirrel near an unattended bird feeder, are going to say yes. So why not make it an easy one with this...