Upper elementary activities

The crunchy, colorful leaves, the cozy cardigans, the slight nip in the air, the warm caramel apple cider…all these elements make us so happy. We are team

Thanksgiving activities for the classroom that will entertain and engage your students. Great activities for the classroom and home.

Looking for some engaging Halloween activities for Upper Elementary? I have got you covered! This spooky holiday has so many great learning opportunities that build upon the excitement and enthusiasm students are already feeling about the holiday. This blog post includes close reading activities, Halloween Crafts, and more engaging Halloween activities for upper elementary learners.

Educational activities

Help your students become more empathetic and compassionate with these social emotional learning lessons and activity ideas that are perfect for back to school or for building classroom community any time of the year. Pull out a copy of Each Kindness by Jaqueline Woodson and your students will be ready to discuss creating a more compassionate world!

Find fun December and Christmas themed activities and ideas for your upper elementary classroom.

Why should we include homophones activities and other vocabulary learning opportunities in our upper elementary classroom? Isn’t teaching context clues enough? These might be some of the questions that run through our heads when we think of explicitly teaching vocabulary. As teachers, we know that there is a direct correlation between strong vocabulary and reading ... Read More about Homophones Activities for Upper Elementary

The end of the school year is such a special time as testing winds down, and you finish teaching those last few standards. You may even find you have little pockets of time throughout your days when you and your students can work to strengthen that special classroom community bond that’s been building throughout the […]

Strong morning routines = the basis for the day! Anyone else ever feel unprepared in the morning and then realize they just set the tone for the entire day?