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Figurative language review for similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, idioms and more for upper elementary students.

Throughout the school year, I know I would often find myself scrambling for ways to keep my students engaged in their learning and jazz up our classroom

I found this awesome idea for a writing journal on Pinterest. I thought it would be a great "get to know you" assignment at the beginning of the year. You can find the link to the original here. It is also a great literacy blog! This is my example I will use for class. I think it is a neat project to use at the beginning of the year so my students get a chance to know me as well.

SUPERQUICK literature centers in the 6th grade ELA classroom Why I use literature centers in my 6th grade language arts classroom I need a way to reteach important concepts all through the year Students need a way to work on extension activities without much teacher input When I need to spend time working with a small group of

Blackout Poetry is SO MUCH FUN and I absolutely love how it allows my kiddos to apply a poetry skill with a book that we are currently immersed in. I feel like often times poetry is taught so independently that students struggle to understand how to actually apply it, but Blackout Poetry allows them to do just that. They are learning about poetry while applying it in a way that makes sense to them. We do blackout poetry once we finish the book "Chains". Students absolutely love the book we…

These real life math activities are a great way to engage 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students in financial literacy and project based learning.

Project based learning is fun for elementary kids in 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and middle school with this Design a Waterpark DIGITAL project! Includes fun math and writing activities that make learning appealing for students. Perfect for distance learning in the elementary classroom. Assign through Google Classroom. #projectbasedlearning #distancelearning

Check out this collection of the best free 7th grade math resources and activities including free 7th grade math problems worksheets, 7th grade word problems, puzzles and activities, Seventh Grade lesson plans, and more!

These tab books are a super engaging way to make nonfiction book report writing meaningful and fun! Skills covered include main idea and supporting details, nonfiction text strucuture, nonfiction text features, author's point of view, summarizing, and more. A low prep, printable activity that is great for independent or group work with students in grades 3, 4, 5 or 6. Use for any informational text or nonfiction reading passage.