Fall Favorite Fridays Week 4

We have really enjoyed sharing all our fall favorites every Friday in September.  We hope y'all have too.  Enjoy the rest of the fall season. It will

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Fall Favorites Friday Week 3

Pumpkin Spice, falling leaves, flannels, and football are just a few of our favorite fall things to look forward to.  So in honor of our favorite season we are

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Fall Favorites Friday Week 2

Fall is truly in full swing now. So for week 2 of our month long Fall Favorites Fridays, we have an even greater list of faves!

FAVORITE BOOK:
What kid doesn't love a little scary story time in the fall? The best part about this book is

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Fall Favorites Friday

There is something special about September 1st.  It's not only that the Pumpkin Spice Latte is back on Starbucks' menu, but something more. Maybe it has something to do with school's in full swing, Friday night lights, sweater weather, and pumpkin patches ... IT JUST FEELS

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Team Building Activities

BACK-TO-SCHOOL TEAM BUILDING

Great teamwork is one of the key factors to a successful school year.  At the beginning of every new school year, teachers want to help their new students get to know each other better, improve communication, motivate them, and learn everyone's strengths and weaknesses.  So each year we plan various activities that are both fun and challenging for the first weeks of school.  Over the years, we have tried many different activities.  Through trial and error, we have come up with a list of our favorites and added a few new ones.

JENGA

BTS Jenga - This activity is perfect because all students can participate with their new classmates. Not only that,

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Nonfiction Book Poster Project

Last week we reviewed nonfiction text structures and features with our students.  We always feel like they love reading nonfiction.  However, when you start breaking out the questions about text structures and graphic features, they get bored real quick.  

This year we started out by reading some nonfiction paired passages from our Celebrated Landmarks Product.  Not to brag, but our kiddos loved reading them! If you are interested in previewing, we have a FREEBIE posted too.  After getting them excited about all things nonfiction,

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BTS Tips Part 1: Library Setup

Back To School Tips 2017
Organizing  Your Classroom Library 

The cornerstone to any upper elementary literacy teacher's classroom is their library.  It should be the focal point of the whole room and contain a diverse range of books and showcase various genres from which students can select a book.  The library is a way to advertise or sell reading to your students.  So, now what!

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Teaching Complex Sentences is Complex

Teaching Complex Sentences is...

COMPLEX!!! 

One of our goals every year is to make writing more FUN and ENGAGING. Since we teach 4th grade, our students learn quickly that we take writing very seriously. So, when it comes time to practice critical grammar skills, we always trying to incorporate new group activities and games. One of the toughest skills we teach is

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