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Using Skits to Practice Theme and Work on Writing

Use Skits to Practice Theme and Work on Writing

When you use skits to practice theme and work on writing, you’re opening the door to a whole lot of creativity, fun, and great ELA skill review! If you’re ready to get your students up and moving and interacting with each other, then you’ll love our newest idea for teaching

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Using Writing Prompts to Connect with Students

Using Writing Prompts to Connect with Students

In the new school year, plan to spend more time using writing prompts to connect with students.  When we created the Holiday of the Day Writing Prompts a few years ago, we knew that they would provide some great opportunities for celebrating in the classroom. And we had a good

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St. Patrick's Day Picture Books

St. Patrick’s Day Picture Books 

Set the stage for a March full of fun and adventure in your classroom with these St. Patrick’s Day Picture Books and resources. St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday that can come and go without too much hoopla in the classroom, but it really has a lot to offer if

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6 Easter Experiments for Upper Elementary (blog)

6 Easter Experiments for Upper Elementary

Celebrate the Easter season and let off a little steam around test time with these 6 Easter experiments for upper elementary classes. Since Easter is a holiday that always falls on a Sunday, sometimes it comes and goes without us paying too much attention to it. In my classroom, that

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March Madness for Upper Elementary and Middle School

March Madness Activities for Upper Elementary and Middle School

Writing March Madness Activities for Upper Elementary Grammar March Madness Activities Math March Madness Activities Science March Madness Activities History/Social Studies March Madness Activities Art March Madness Activities for Upper Elementary March Madness is a fun and exciting time of the year for many of our students. Even the ones

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