Make planning for the summer months in your classroom easier with these July holiday activities and ideas. Just because school is out here in the US during the month of July doesn’t mean the learning has to stop. In fact, you may find yourself still teaching in July.  Maybe you

Your classroom will be the cool classroom when you play around with some of these fun ways to use this GIANT Candy Land game!!

If you’re looking for some fun reviews to mix into your lessons this year, here are a few ways to use these ELA Digi-Games to mix things up a bit! I’m a sucker for a good review game, and if that review game also happens to be digital, no-prep, and

Let’s learn how to play U-KNOW like a pro!  U-KNOW has been a very popular game for my students and in my store for a very long time, and today, I want to break down how to play U-KNOW in detail. Don’t worry! I’ll drop in some special tips and

Celebrate summer with these June holiday activities and ideas! June is a fun month! In the US, the weather is getting significantly better; for some, it is the last month of school, which means it is time to celebrate. If you are looking for some fun ways to celebrate June,

Enjoy some extra time this spring as you try out some of these end-of-the-year projects and activities that are specifically chosen for exhausted teachers! Ugh… I’m so tired. After an entire year of planning, preparing, prepping, and printing, the year is just about over, and the summer can’t get here

Teaching figurative language with poems and songs shows kids how figurative language is naturally embedded into everyday life. Songs and poems are filled with figurative language and were always my favorite way to introduce and practice each type of figurative language. As I worked on fine-tuning my figurative language instruction

Teaching and reviewing facts and opinions has never been more fun with these 7 fact and opinion games for upper elementary. Fact and opinion are difficult concepts to understand. With information coming at kids from all different directions, it is more important than ever to help students tell the difference

While there are plenty of game shows out there for your students to use in class, sometimes creating custom game shows for your students is the best thing for your students! I have always loved using games with students.  It seems like games make even the dullest information so much

Start planning for May in your upper elementary classroom with these May-themed holiday activities and ideas. May is filled with many opportunities for celebration and appreciation in the classroom. I have always loved May. The weather is warmer, spring athletic seasons are in full swing, and we can start to