Welcome to my index blog page, where I share literacy ideas and teaching materials for upper elementary students. I create various resources to help educators teach multiple reading skills to their students.
My blog includes several series, such as “Teaching Types of Conflicts with Movie Trailers,” “Plot Structures,” “Making Connections,” “Story Elements,” and “Figurative Language.” These series make learning engaging and interactive. I also offer resources to teach literacy skills like vocabulary, comprehension, figurative language, and spelling.
Teaching literacy can be challenging, so I give away many free resources that educators can use in the classroom or at home. I want to provide educators with practical, easy-to-use tools to help their students become confident readers.
I hope my index blog page will inspire and motivate educators to use innovative teaching methods and help their students excel in their literacy skills.
Jun 17
Understanding humor devices enhances students’ writing skills and comprehension and helps them know how to respond appropriately in social situations. Definitions This lesson focuses on three humor devices: Understatement: Stating or presenting something with modesty or restraint to create a subtle or ironic effect. Hyperbole: An obvious and deliberate exaggeration or overstatement intended for …
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Jun 03
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to help your 4th, 5th, or 6th-grade students develop their abilities in predicting outcomes? Look no further than this comprehensive lesson plan! This blog post explores engaging activities, essential questions, vocabulary, and resources to support your students’ learning. By the end of this lesson, your students …
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May 27
For upper elementary students, understanding poetry can be both exciting and challenging. One powerful tool at our disposal to unravel the layers of meaning in poems is context clues. In this blog post, I provide six engaging activities that use context clues to help students unlock the “hidden messages” within poetry. Be sure to get …
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May 20
One of the most essential skills for reading comprehension is using context clues, and incorporating context clues anchor charts can be especially effective. Context clues are words or sentences that help us determine the meaning of new or unfamiliar words. Using anchor charts can improve students’ vocabulary, help them understand the text better, and enhance …
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May 06
Guiding students in drawing conclusions feels like performing a magical feat. It’s like providing them with a secret decoder ring, allowing them to unravel the mysteries of texts, decode hidden messages, and piece together the puzzle of understanding. This blog post provides a lesson for teaching upper elementary students the skills to make connections between different pieces of …
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Mar 25
Teaching students the differences between making inferences, drawing conclusions, and predicting outcomes can be challenging. However, it is an essential skill that helps students comprehend texts more deeply. This blog post includes a comprehensive lesson plan for 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade students to master making inferences. The lesson includes essential questions, vocabulary, engaging activities, and …
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Mar 04
Students today are exposed to an overwhelming amount of information from various sources. Whether reading a book, watching a movie, or listening to a podcast, students need to be able to make media-text connections between different forms of media to understand and analyze the content entirely. Teaching RL.4.7 That’s where the teaching standard RL.4.7 comes …
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