One Crazy Summer Teaching Ideas

One Crazy Summer

Do you need One Crazy Summer teaching ideas? This article includes 5 entertaining exercises that your students will enjoy. The touching book One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia explores social justice, identity, and family issues. The story of the three sisters, Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern, who go from Brooklyn to Oakland to meet their mother, …

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Teaching Comma Rules

Teaching Comma Rules

Fifth graders + commas = chaos with a sprinkle of misplaced punctuation. If you’ve ever seen commas tossed into a sentence like confetti—“My dog, barks, loudly, every, morning,”—you know the struggle is real. Luckily, this post has everything you need to help students master comma rules and enjoy the process. From quick-reference charts to video …

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The Outsiders Teaching Activities

The Outsiders

Are you looking for The Outsiders teaching activities? This post has 5 fun ideas your students are sure to love. S. E. Hinton’s book The Outsiders has captivated readers’ hearts for more than 50 years. The book chronicles the story of two antagonistic gangs, the greasers and the socs, and is set in the 1960s …

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Different Ways to Start Sentences

Different Ways to Start Sentences

Students should use different ways to start sentences. Teaching students to use a variety of sentence structures can greatly improve their writing. This post contains a step-by-step lesson plan with printables for teaching students this very important skill. The activities in this lesson can easily be divided across multiple days into mini-lesson or taught as …

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Teaching Prepositions: 7 Activities That Engage

Prepositions

Teaching prepositions can feel a little tricky. Students often mix them up or struggle to see how they actually change the meaning of a sentence. The good news? With the right mix of visuals, movement, and practice, prepositions can become one of the most fun grammar lessons you teach. Below you’ll find engaging preposition activities, …

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Riding Freedom Teaching Activities

Riding Freedom

Are you looking for some fun and interesting Riding Freedom teaching activities? You’ve come to the right place. Read the brief description. Grab a book unit sample. Finally, check out the activities. Riding Freedom Summary When Charlotte is 2 years old, her parents die in an accident. Their wagon rolls over in the river during …

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Teaching Students about Kindness

Teaching Students about Kindness

Students often need reminders about being kind to one another. Teaching students about kindness makes a big impact on student behavior. National Random Acts of Kindness, celebrated every February 17, is a great time to add a few activities into your lessons to encourage kindness. Check out these ideas including inspirational quotes, stories, short films, …

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